Product display device, product display tool, and product display method

Abstract

To provide an improved product display device in which a large number of products can be neatly arranged with preferable appearance.SOLUTION: A display plate PT having a laterally long shape and arranged continuously in an up and down direction of a back plate BK is configured to have a vertical part PT1 fixed to the back plate BK, an inclination part PT2 inclined downward from the vertical part PT1, and a reception part PT3 curved in a distal end of the inclination part PT2 and facing upward.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a product display device, such as a showcase, that is installed in a trading card shop that sells trading cards, a product display instrument, and a product display method. [Background technology]

[0002] Trading cards, also called toreka, are cards with anime or idol images printed on paper covered with a protective film, and are usually sold in a wide variety of numbers, ranging from dozens to hundreds. These trading cards are sold for purchase by collectors, but since the contents cannot be checked at the time of purchase, it is not easy to collect all the types.

[0003] Cards that are difficult to collect are called "rare cards" and are bought and sold at trading card shops, etc. Trading card shops usually have special showcases in which many trading cards are arranged vertically and horizontally (Patent Documents 1-2). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Utility Model Registration No. 3155661 (Display Panel) [Patent Document 2] JP 2015-104630 A (Collectibles Display Case) Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, further ingenuity is required to arrange a large number of products in an orderly and attractive manner. For example, the displayed products must always be kept in a clean display state, and damage to the showcase must not be allowed to continue. Furthermore, if the products are bent or deformed when the cards are removed, this will greatly reduce the value of the products. Furthermore, thorough measures must be taken to prevent the theft of displayed products such as rare cards. Note that these requirements are not limited to showcases specifically for trading cards, but are also necessary for regular product display devices.

[0006] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an improved product display device, product display equipment, and product display method. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is configured to include a door element which is divided into a translucent left door (DrL) and a right door (DrR) and which can move back and forth horizontally, upper and lower frames (FL1, FL2) which receive the upper and lower ends of the door element and hold the left and right doors, left and right frames (FL3, FL4) which are arranged approximately perpendicular to the upper and lower frames and thereby regulate the movement range of the door element, and a back panel (BK) which is arranged approximately parallel to the door element and forms a product display space together with the upper and lower frames and the left and right frames, and on the back panel, horizontally elongated display plates (PT) are arranged in multiple rows continuously in the vertical direction, and the display plates are configured to have a vertical portion (PT1) fixed to the back panel, an inclined portion (PT2) which inclines downward from the vertical portion in a cross-sectional view, and a receiving portion (PT3) which curves the tip of the inclined portion and faces upward. Effect of the Invention

[0008] According to the present invention described above, an improved product display device can be realized, which allows a large number of products to be arranged in an orderly and attractive manner. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1]1 is a drawing showing the installation state of a product display shelf RAC, which is a gondola fixture on which a product display device DP is arranged. [Diagram 2] 1 is a diagram for explaining a product display device DP serving as a showcase. [Diagram 3] 1 is a diagram illustrating a mounting structure STR. [Figure 4] 13 is a diagram illustrating the internal structure of the product display device DP and a removal operation. [Diagram 5] 1 is a diagram illustrating a display plate PT fixed inside a product display device DP. [Figure 6] 13 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of a right frame FL4 of the product display device DP. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] The present invention will be described in detail below based on the embodiments. Figure 1 is a diagram showing the installation state of a product display shelf (gondola fixture) RAC in which product display devices DP, DP shown in Figure 2 are arranged in two levels in the vertical direction. Each product display device DP, DP is engaged and held by a mounting structure STR, and many trading cards are displayed in the internal product display space aligned vertically and horizontally.

[0011] As shown in Fig. 3(a), the mounting structure STR is composed of a base portion BS configured in an "E" shape when viewed from above, a pair of mounting posts FX, FX erected on the base portion BS, and a top portion TP connecting the upper parts of the mounting posts FX, FX. The mounting posts FX have a number of engagement holes HO...HO formed in one or two rows at a uniform pitch Pi. Note that a number of engagement holes HO...HO are also formed on the rear side of the mounting post FX so that product display devices DP, DP can be engaged not only on the front side of the mounting post FX but also on the rear side.

[0012] The number of rows of engagement holes HO...HO is not particularly limited, but as shown in Fig. 3(a), the mounting post FX of this embodiment has two rows of engagement holes HO, and hook members HK (see Figs. 2(c) and 3(b)) arranged on the back surface of the product display device DP are engaged in appropriate positions of the inner engagement holes HO. Also, as shown in Fig. 1(b), in this embodiment, the upper and lower two tiers of product display devices DP, DP are arranged only on the front side of the mounting post FX.

[0013] As shown in Fig. 2(b) and Fig. 2(c), the hook member HK is fixed at four points on the back surface of the product display device DP, namely, top, bottom, left and right. The hook member HK is made of a plate material having a thickness that allows it to be inserted into the engagement hole HO, and as shown in Fig. 3(b), it is formed with a U-shaped cross section, consisting of a flat plate portion K1 having an elongated hole K0 through which a mounting screw passes, and side plate portions K2 and K3 standing upright on both sides of the flat plate portion K1. This hook member HK is screwed to the optimum position of the product display device DP by utilizing the elongated hole K0. Fig. 3(c) to Fig. 3(e) show a plan view (c), a back view (d) and a right side view (e) of the hook member HK.

[0014] As shown in Fig. 3(b), hook-shaped locking pieces KY are formed at two locations, top and bottom, on the side plate K2 in accordance with the opening pitch Pi of the engagement holes HO. The position of the top surface of the small side plate K3 is aligned with the base end position of the locking piece KY of the large side plate K2. Therefore, the side plate portions K2 and K3 of the hook member HK are each abutted in parallel with the mounting post FX, so that the product display device DP is in a stable locking state.

[0015] As shown in Fig. 1(b), the upper product display device DP is directly attached to the mounting column FX, while the lower product display device DP is attached to a holding member AX that is attached to the mounting column FX. In other words, the lower product display device DP is held in an upwardly inclined state by two holding members AX arranged at the left and right positions (see Fig. 1(a)).

[0016] The holding member AX is composed of a first member AX1 having a similar shape to the mounting post FX, and a second member AX2 and a third member AX3 fixed to the back surface of the first member. The first member AX1 has engagement holes HO, HO formed at a uniform pitch Pi on its front surface. The second member AX2 and the third member AX3 are each composed of a flat plate material having a thickness similar to that of the hook member HK, and the left side of FIG. 1(b) is fixed to the first member AX1, while the right side of FIG. 1(b) has a locking piece KY (not shown) similar to the hook member HK formed thereon.

[0017] As shown in Fig. 1(b), a small second member AX2 is fixed to the upper end of the first member AX1, while a slightly larger third member AX3 with a bent shape is fixed to the center of the first member AX1. Then, the locking pieces KY (not shown) of the second member AX2 and the third member AX3 are locked into the locking holes HO of the mounting pole FX, and in this locked state, the hook member HK of the product display device DP is locked into the locking hole HO of the first member AX1, thereby realizing the tilted state shown in Fig. 1(b).

[0018] The above has described the product display shelf RAC that can engage the product display devices DP, DP on the upper and lower sides, respectively, of the front and rear sides of the mounting column FX, but the configuration of the product display shelf RAC is not particularly limited. For example, when the product display device DP is to be engaged only on the front side of the mounting column FX, the mounting structure STR shown in Fig. 3(f) is used. In this case, the engagement holes HO...HO are formed only on the front side of the mounting column FX.

[0019] Next, the internal structure of the product display device DP will be described with reference to Figures 2 and 4. Figures 2(a) and 4(c) and (e) are front views showing the product display device DP in a closed and locked state, showing a state in which two left and right door members DrL and DrR are held between upper and lower frames FL1 and FL2 and left and right frames FL3 and FL4 in the form of a Kendon-type sliding door. The door members DrL and DrR are made of a plastic material with excellent strength and translucency.

[0020] As shown in Fig. 4(b), the upper and lower frames FL1 and FL2 are each formed with two rows of slide grooves SL1 for receiving the upper ends of the left door DrL and the right door DrR, and SL2 for receiving the lower ends of the left door DrL and the right door DrR, respectively. Meanwhile, the left and right frames FL3 and FL4 are each formed with two rows of left and right storage grooves SV, SV that are continuous with the slide grooves SL1, SL2 of the upper and lower frames FL1 and FL2, respectively. In other words, the upper, lower, left and right frames FL1 to FL4 have the slide grooves SL and storage grooves SV that go around in a double circle, front and back.

[0021] Regarding the slide grooves SL, the upper slide grooves SL1 are arranged in two rows (SF1, SB1) in the front-rear direction as shown in Fig. 4(b), and the lower slide grooves SL2 are also arranged in two rows in the front-rear direction in accordance with the arrangement of the upper slide grooves SL1 (=SF1+SB1). The left door DrL on the rear side and the right door DrR on the front side are arranged in a state of being held by the slide grooves SL1, SL2 of the upper and lower frames FL1, FL2. In addition, a lock member LK is provided in the center of the product display device DP to prohibit the sliding movement of the door members DrL, DrR.

[0022] Here, the distance L between the upper bottom of the upper slide groove SL1 and the lower bottom of the lower slide groove SL2 is set to be appropriately longer than the height dimension of the door members DrL, DrR. That is, in this embodiment, the Kendon system is adopted, and the distance L between the bottoms of the slide grooves SL1, SL2 is set to a distance that allows the door members DrL, DrR to be removed. Therefore, damage or dirt to the door members DrL, DrR can be appropriately dealt with.

[0023] As shown in Fig. 4(d), the right end of the left door DrL and the left end of the right door DrR overlap in the front-rear direction, and this overlapping portion OV faces each other and is formed thick in the entire vertical direction. When the protruding piece (see dashed line) of the locking member LK protrudes outward from the overlapping portion OV to restrict the movement of the left and right door members DrL and DrR, the product display device DP is in a closed and locked state. On the other hand, when the protruding piece of the locking member LK retracts, the restrained state of the left door DrL is released and it becomes possible to move to the right, while the right door DrR becomes possible to move to the left.

[0024] The dashed lines in Fig. 4(c) indicate the outer periphery of the door members DrL, DrR together with the slide grooves SL1, SL2 and storage grooves SV, SV, and in the closed and locked state where the protruding piece of the lock member LK protrudes, the two left and right door members DrL, DrR are held by the upper, lower, left and right frames FL1-FL4 so that they cannot be pulled out. In this closed and locked state, the gap in the overlapping portion OV is securely blocked by the thick parts of the left and right door members DrL, DrR, so that crimes such as, for example, sneaking in a plate with adhesive applied to the back and removing rare cards can be prevented.

[0025] Incidentally, of the slide grooves SL1, SL2 of the upper and lower frames FL1, FL2, the upper slide groove SL1 (=SF1+SB1) is fitted with a blocking member BLK that prohibits the upward movement of the door members DrL, DrR. The blocking member BLK is made of a hard plastic material with a U-shaped cross section, and is formed to a length about twice the width of the U.

[0026] The blocking member BLK has a slightly wide U-shaped open end (see FIG. 4(a)), and to accommodate this wide configuration, the slide grooves SF1 and SB1 are formed with locking protrusions that receive the open end of the blocking member BLK. Therefore, the blocking member BLK is securely held in the innermost part of the slide grooves SF1 and SB1 (press-fitted and fixed). Note that FIG. 4(a) illustrates the procedure for installing the blocking member BLK. Since no screws or other parts are required for installation, the installation process is easy and a flat appearance is maintained.

[0027] The mounting position and number of blocking members BLK are not particularly limited, but in this embodiment, one blocking member BLK is mounted approximately at the center of each of the left door DrL and the right door DrR in the closed and locked state (FIG. 4(c)). Therefore, after the lock member LK is unlocked, if the right end of the right door DrR is moved to the left side of the right blocking member BLK, the right door DrR can be moved upward, and the right door DrR can be removed (see arrows 1, 2, and 3 in FIG. 4(f) and FIG. 4(g)).

[0028] The same is true for the left door DrL; after removing the right door DrR, if the left end of the left door DrL is moved to the right side of the left blocking member BLK, the left door DrL can be moved upward and removed. The door members DrL and DrR are touched by staff when replacing exhibited products, and may also be touched by customers considering a purchase, and there is a risk of deterioration and damage over time. However, this embodiment has the advantage that the door members can be easily replaced at any time by unlocking the lock member LK.

[0029] In addition, in the closed and locked state where the door members DrL, DrR are integrated, the upward movement of the entire door members DrL, DrR is prevented by the blocking member BLK, thereby preventing theft of exhibited products. In this embodiment, since the blocking member BLK is intentionally placed, it is not necessarily necessary to provide the storage grooves SV, SV for receiving the door members DrL, DrR in the left and right frames FL3, FL4.

[0030] That is, in the closed and locked state, the upward movement of the entire door members DrL, DrR is prevented by the blocking member BLK, so theft of exhibited products is reliably prevented even if the left and right frames FL3, FL4 are not provided with storage grooves SV, SV. In this sense, two blocking members BLK are not necessarily required, and only one may be placed in an appropriate location. Furthermore, regardless of whether one or two blocking members BLK are provided in close proximity to the left and right frames FL3, FL4, the operation of removing the door members is facilitated.

[0031] Next, the display plates PT...PT that can display trading cards vertically and horizontally will be described with reference to Figures 2 and 5. Inside the broken line in Figure 2(c), two overlapping door members DrL, DrR, a back panel BK that closes the back of the product display device DP, and a display plate PT fixed to the back panel BK are shown.

[0032] The door members DrL, DrR, the back panel BK, and the left and right frames FL3, FL4 form a product display space, and the display plates PT...PT arranged vertically in succession line up and arrange trading cards TC as display products. In this embodiment, an appropriate working space SP (FIG. 5(e)) is formed below the display plates PT, so the vertical arrangement width of the display plates PT...PT can be made to roughly match the vertical height of the trading cards TC.

[0033] The display plate PT is a horizontally elongated plastic plate having a width almost the same as the left-right width of the product display device DP, and has a folded shape as shown in Figures 5(a) and 5(b). That is, as shown on the left side of Figures 5(a) and 5(b), the display plate PT is divided into a vertical part PT1 that is fixed to the back panel BK by adhesive or the like, an inclined part PT2 that slopes linearly downward from the vertical part PT1, and a receiving part PT3 that curves the tip of the inclined part PT2 and faces upward.

[0034] The display plate PT in FIG. 5(a) and the display plate PT in FIG. 5(b) have the same basic structure, but the display plate PT in FIG. 5(b) has vertical grooves GV formed at a predetermined interval into which the attendant can insert his / her fingertips facing upward (see FIG. 5(d)). The pitch of the vertical grooves GV corresponds to the width of the trading cards TC, which are the exhibited products, and even if the trading cards TC are continuously exhibited with the left and right sides touching each other, the target trading card TC can be easily taken out by using the vertical grooves GV formed at a predetermined interval. In this regard, in the case of the display plate PT in FIG. 5(a), the attendant needs to grasp the target trading card TC from the left and right sides, so the trading cards TC are exhibited with a certain amount of gap between them (see FIG. 5(c)).

[0035] However, in both configurations of Figure 5(a) and Figure 5(b), the display plate PT of this embodiment has an inclined portion PT2 that extends linearly downward, so even a vertically long trading card TC can be removed without bending it. That is, in this embodiment, a suitable working space SP is formed between the inclined portion PT2 and the back plate BK, so that even in the gripping state of Figure 5(c), the trading card TC can be lifted upward and removed without bending it (see Figure 5(e)).

[0036] Fig. 5(f) is a diagram for explaining the effect of this embodiment by comparison, and shows a display plate with a J-shaped cross section. In this configuration, since there is no working space SP for the removal operation, in particular in the case of a vertically long trading card TC, it is necessary to bend and deform the trading card TC when removing the product, which may reduce the value of the product. In addition, in the case of the configuration of Fig. 5(f), the only way to avoid this problem is to widen the vertical arrangement pitch of the display plate, which significantly limits the number of products that can be displayed in the vertical direction.

[0037] In any case, trading cards TC of the same type are generally stacked and displayed on the display plate PT, but in the case of the configuration of Fig. 5(f), there is a problem that the stacked trading cards TC tilt forward and do not face the line of sight of the prospective purchaser. In contrast, in the case of this embodiment, the receiving portion PT3 that receives the trading card TC is located at the tip of the inclined portion PT2 and protrudes forward, so there is an advantage that the trading card TC faces the line of sight of the prospective purchaser even when a large number of trading cards TC are stacked.

[0038] Next, the configuration of the right frame FL4 will be described with reference to Fig. 6. As shown in Fig. 6(a) and Fig. 6(f)(g), the right frame FL4 is composed of an inner main body part S1 forming a product display space, outer bent parts S2, S2, and a decorative plate MK held by the outer bent parts S2, S2. A vertical groove GV is formed between the inner main body part S1 and the outer bent part S2. A pair of locking recesses are formed facing each other on the inner wall of the vertical groove GV. Here, the vertical groove GV is used to hold a POP (point of purchase) card AD, and the POP card AD is attached to an appropriate position in the vertical groove GV while being held by a holder HD made of soft resin.

[0039] The holder HD is formed in a folded U-shaped cross section, and its outer surface is formed with protrusions PR that correspond to the locking recesses of the vertical groove GV. Therefore, for example, when a POP card AD held by the upper and lower holders HD is pressed into the vertical groove GV together with the holder HD, the holder HD contracts and firmly holds the POP card, and the protrusions PR sink into the locking recesses of the vertical groove GV, so that the POP card AD is securely held.

[0040] The configuration of the right frame FL4 has been described above, but the left frame FL3 can also be configured in a similar manner, allowing a POP card AD to be placed in an appropriate position in either or both of the left and right vertical grooves GV, GV shown in Fig. 2(a). However, it is also preferable to provide the vertical groove GV in only one of the left and right frames FL3, FL4. In this case, the inner main body portion S1 and the outer bent portion S2 are directly connected.

[0041] Although the present embodiment has been specifically described above, the specific description does not particularly limit the present invention, and the device configuration and materials used can be changed as appropriate. [Explanation of symbols]

[0042] DrL Left Door DrR right door FL1, FL2 upper and lower frames FL3, FL4 left and right frames BK back plate PT Display Plate PT1 Vertical section PT2 slope part PT3 receiving part

Claims

1. A door member that is divided into a left door (DrL) and a right door (DrR) having translucency and is capable of horizontally reciprocating; upper and lower frames (FL1, FL2) that receive the upper and lower ends of the door members and hold the left door and the right door; left and right frames (FL3, FL4) that are arranged substantially perpendicular to the upper and lower frames to regulate the movement range of the door member; and a back panel (BK) that is disposed approximately parallel to the door member and that forms a product display space together with the upper and lower frames and the left and right frames. On the rear panel, horizontally elongated display plates (PT) are arranged in a plurality of rows in a vertical direction, This product display device is characterized in that the display plate is composed of a vertical portion (PT1) fixed to the rear panel, an inclined portion (PT2) that slopes downward from the vertical portion in a cross-sectional view, and a receiving portion (PT3) that curves the tip of the inclined portion and faces upward.

2. 2. The product display device according to claim 1, wherein the vertical arrangement pitch of the display plates is approximately equal to the height, as viewed from the front, of the card-like product held by the receiving portion (PT3).

3. 3. The product display device according to claim 1, wherein vertical grooves (GV) into which a finger can be inserted upward are intermittently formed in the receiving portion (PT3) and the inclined portion (PT2).

4. The upper frame of the upper and lower frames is formed with a slide groove (SL1) for receiving the upper end of the door member, A product display device as described in claim 1, wherein a blocking member (BLK) is locally disposed in the slide groove to prohibit upward movement of the left door and the right door when the door member is in a closed and locked state in which the product display space is closed.

5. The slide groove is divided into a first groove (SF1) and a second groove (SB1) corresponding to the left door and the right door, The product display device according to claim 4 , wherein the blocking member is press-fitted and fixed in the first groove and / or the second groove.

6. The door member is configured such that a portion of the left door and a portion of the right door overlap with each other in the closed and locked state, 2. The product display device according to claim 1, wherein a right end portion of the left door and a left end portion of the right door are formed to be thicker toward each other.

7. 2. The product display device according to claim 1, wherein one or both of the left and right frames are formed with a vertical groove (GV) capable of holding a card material (AD).

8. 8. The product display device according to claim 7, wherein the card material is held in the vertical groove by being gripped by a resin piece (HD) having a U-shaped cross section.

9. A horizontally elongated product display device that can be arranged in the vertical direction of a product display device or a product display wall at a pitch that is approximately equal to the height of the card-like products in a displayed state, The product display device is configured to have a vertical portion (PT1) fixed to a product display device or a product display wall, an inclined portion (PT2) that slopes downward from the vertical portion when viewed in cross section, and a receiving portion (PT3) that curves the tip of the inclined portion and faces upward.

10. A merchandise display method comprising arranging a plurality of merchandise display devices according to any one of claims 1 to 9 in a substantially upright or inclined state.

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