Shelf board unit
The shelf unit design allows partition members to be attached and detached without damaging the lubricity treatment by using engaging and locking mechanisms, ensuring the lubricity treatment remains intact.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2024004892
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-01-16
- Publication Date
- 2025-07-29
AI Technical Summary
The existing shelf units risk damaging the lubricity treatment portion when attaching partition boards due to the entire surface being subjected to lubricity treatment.
The partition member is attached in a region excluding the lubricity treatment portion, using engaging and locking mechanisms to secure it without damaging the lubricity treatment, such as slide rails and locking holes, or alternative configurations like locking pieces.
Enables the attachment and detachment of partition members without damaging the lubricity treatment, ensuring the lubricity treatment remains intact.
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Abstract
Description
[Technical Field]
[0001] The present invention relates to a shelf unit used in a product display shelf. [Background technology]
[0002] A shelf unit used in conventional product display shelves is described in Patent Document 1. According to this, the product display shelf includes a pair of left and right support posts, horizontal connecting rods connecting the opposing surfaces of the upper and lower ends of the support posts, a lattice-shaped back member fitted into the space surrounded by the support posts and the upper and lower horizontal connecting rods, and a pair of left and right leg rods facing in the front-to-rear direction, the lower ends of the left and right support posts being fixed to the upper surfaces of the rear ends.
[0003] The shelf unit was configured so that brackets were attached to the left and right support posts so that they were inclined downward toward the front, and inclined shelves inclined downward toward the front were fixed to each pair of left and right brackets. The shelf surface (top surface) of each inclined shelf was divided into multiple left and right rows by multiple partition plates facing forward and backward, and multiple products could be displayed lined up in the front and rear directions on the top surface of each row.
[0004] The shelf surfaces of the inclined shelves are provided with a low-friction slip sheet or slip coating made of, for example, fluororesin, by means of adhesion or coating, so that products placed on them automatically slide forward under their own weight. A fall prevention device is attached to the front end of the inclined shelves to prevent products from falling. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]
[0005] [Patent Document 1] Patent Application No. 2023-32105 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]
[0006] In the above shelf board unit, it is presumed that the entire surface of the shelf board of the inclined shelf is subjected to a lubricity treatment, and there is a risk of damaging the lubricity treatment portion when attaching the partition board.
[0007] In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides a shelf board unit in which a partition member (partition board) can be attached and detached without damaging the lubricity treatment portion (lubricity treatment part).
Means for Solving the Problems
[0008] In the invention according to claim 1, it is a shelf board unit spanned between a pair of columns of a product display shelf on which products are displayed, The shelf board unit includes a shelf board, a partition member arranged along the front-rear direction on the shelf board and partitioning the shelf board in the left-right direction, a fall prevention member arranged along the left-right direction at the front end of the shelf board for preventing the product from falling off the shelf board, and is provided with On the upper surface of the shelf board, a lubricity treatment portion subjected to a lubricity treatment so that the product slides easily is arranged, The partition member is attached in a region excluding the lubricity treatment portion.
[0009] According to this, the partition member can be attached and detached without damaging the lubricity treatment portion.
[0010] Further, a slide rail having an engaging portion is arranged on the upper surface of the shelf board and on the front side or the rear side of the lubricity treatment portion, The partition member is provided with an engaged portion that can engage with the engaging portion of the slide rail, By engaging the engaging portion and the engaged portion, the partition member is attached to the shelf board.
[0011] With such a configuration, it contributes to the ability to attach and detach the partition member without damaging the lubricity treatment portion.
[0012] Further, on the shelf board, a front locking hole is provided on the front side and a rear locking hole is provided on the rear side with respect to the lubricity treatment portion. On the partition member, a front locking piece capable of locking with the front locking hole and a rear locking piece capable of locking with the rear locking hole are provided. The front locking piece is locked in the front locking hole and the rear locking piece is locked in the rear locking hole, so that the partition member is attached to the shelf board.
[0013] Even with such a configuration, it contributes to the detachable attachment of the partition member without damaging the lubricity treatment portion.
Brief Description of the Drawings
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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention
[0015] A first embodiment of a shelf board unit used in a product display shelf in the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, for the arrows attached to each drawing, F is the front, B is the rear, R is the right, L is the left, U is the top, and D is the bottom.
[0016] As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the merchandise display shelf 10 includes a pair of left and right support columns 11, a back member 12 spanned between the support columns 11, a base frame 13 extending forward from the lower end portions of the support columns 11, a lower shelf board 14 spanned between the base frames 13, and a shelf board unit 20 attached to the support columns 11 via shelf board brackets 30.
[0017] As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the shelf board unit 20 includes a shelf board bracket 30, a shelf board 40, a lubricity treatment sheet 50, a fall prevention member 60, a slide rail 70, and a partition member 80.
[0018] The shelf board bracket 30 is made of metal and is formed in an elongated shape with a long front-rear direction. A locking hook 31 formed in an inverted L shape is disposed at the rear end portion of the shelf board bracket 30.
[0019] The shelf board 40 is made of metal and is formed in a box shape with the front, rear, left, and right end portions bent downward and the lower side open, and is attached so as to be spanned between the shelf board brackets 30. A plurality of front locking holes 41 and rear locking holes 42 are provided in the shelf board 40 along the left-right direction.
[0020] The shelf board unit 20 is attached to the support column 11 by inserting and locking the locking hook 31 into the locking hole 11a provided in the support column 11. In the present embodiment, the shelf board 40 is attached to the support column 11 so as to be inclined with the front side downward via the shelf board bracket 30.
[0021] As the lubricity treatment sheet 50 as a lubricity treatment portion, a sheet made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is used, and a lubricity treatment is performed on the outer surface of the lubricity treatment sheet 50. In the present embodiment, a fluororesin coating is applied to impart lubricity to the outer surface of the lubricity treatment sheet 50.
[0022] Mounting portions 51 formed to protrude in a rectangular shape are respectively disposed at the left rear portion and the right rear portion of the lubricity treatment sheet 50. A locking hole 52 is disposed in the mounting portion 51.
[0023] The rear locking hole 42 and the locking hole 52 are connected together and a fastener 53 is inserted, whereby the slip-treated sheet 50 is attached to the shelf board 40.
[0024] The front-to-rear width of the portion of the slip-treated sheet 50 other than the mounting portion 51 is formed shorter than the width between the front locking hole 41 and the rear locking hole 42, and is set so as not to interfere with the mounting portion of the partition member 80 described later.
[0025] The fall prevention member 60 is made of metal and formed in a lattice frame shape, and is attached by being inserted into a gap 43 provided at the front end of the shelf board 40.
[0026] The slide rail 70 is made of synthetic resin, is formed in an elongated shape that is long in the left-right direction, and has an engaging portion 71 that can be engaged with the partition member 80.
[0027] In this embodiment, the engagement portion 71 is formed to have a generally U-shaped cross section that is open at the top and includes a horizontal portion 72, a vertical portion 73, and an inclined portion 74. The slide rail 70 is attached to the top surface of the shelf board 40 between the front locking hole 41 of the shelf board 40 and the gap 43 via double-sided tape.
[0028] The partition member 80 is made of synthetic resin and has a flat partition plate 81 and an engaged portion 82 that can be engaged with the engaging portion 71 .
[0029] In this embodiment, the engaged portion 82 has a horizontal portion 83, a vertical portion 84, and an inclined portion 85, and is formed in a substantially C-shaped cross section that is open on the lower front side.
[0030] By engaging the engaging portion 71 with the engaged portion 82, the partition member 80 is attached to the slide rail 70 so as to be movable in the left-right direction.
[0031] As shown in the circle in FIG. 3, the partition member 80 is attached in an area excluding the lubricity-treated portion.
[0032] A usage mode of the shelf board unit 20 having the above configuration will be described.
[0033] When a product is placed on the shelf board unit 20, the product slides forward by the lubricity treatment sheet 50 that has been subjected to lubricity treatment. The movement of the product in the left - right direction is restricted by the partition member 80, and the movement of the product in the forward direction is restricted by the fall - prevention member 60.
[0034] Since the partition member 80 is attached in an area excluding the lubricity treatment sheet 50 as the lubricity treatment part, even if the partition member 80 is moved in the left - right direction or detached, the lubricity treatment part will not be damaged.
[0035] The shelf board unit 20 of the present embodiment is a shelf board unit 20 spanned between a pair of columns 11 of a product display shelf 10 on which products are displayed, The shelf board unit 20 includes a shelf board 40, a partition member 80 arranged along the front - rear direction on the shelf board 40 and partitioning the shelf board 40 in the left - right direction, a fall - prevention member 60 arranged along the left - right direction at the front end of the shelf board 40 to prevent products from falling off the shelf board 40, and a lubricity treatment sheet 50 as a lubricity treatment part subjected to lubricity treatment is disposed on the upper surface of the shelf board 40 so that products can slide easily. The partition member 80 is attached in an area excluding the lubricity treatment part.
[0036] According to this, the partition member 80 can be attached and detached without damaging the lubricity treatment sheet 50 as the lubricity treatment part.
[0037] Also, a slide rail 70 having an engaging part 71 is disposed on the upper surface of the shelf board 40 and on the front side of the lubricity treatment part. The partition member 80 includes an engaged part 82 that can engage with the engaging part 71 of the slide rail 70. By the engagement of the engaging part 71 and the engaged part 82, the partition member 80 is attached to the shelf board 40.
[0038] Since it has such a configuration, it contributes to the detachable attachment of the partition member 80 without damaging the lubricity treatment portion.
[0039] A second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the following description, for the configurations corresponding to those in the first embodiment, "A" is added to the same reference numerals, and all or part of the description will be omitted.
[0040] In the shelf board unit 10A, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, there is no slide rail 70, and the partition member 90A is attached using the front locking holes 41A and rear locking holes 42A of the shelf board 40A.
[0041] The partition member 90A is made of metal and is formed in a frame shape. Rectangular flat plate-shaped front plate bodies 91A and rear plate bodies 93A are disposed at the lower portions of the front end portion and the rear end portion of the partition member 90A. Front locking pieces 92A and rear locking pieces 94A, which are cut and raised downward and formed in a substantially L shape, are disposed on the front plate body 91A and the rear plate body 93A, respectively.
[0042] The partition member 90A is attached to the shelf board 40A by inserting the front locking piece 92A into the front locking hole 41A and the rear locking piece 94A into the rear locking hole 42A for locking.
[0043] As shown by referring to the circle in FIG. 6, the partition member 90A is attached in the region excluding the lubricity treatment portion.
[0044] The shelf board unit 20A having the above configuration On the shelf board 40, the front locking hole 41A is disposed on the front side and the rear locking hole 42A is disposed on the rear side, from the lubricity treatment portion, On the partition member 90A, a front locking piece 92A that can be locked with the front locking hole 41A and a rear locking piece 94A that can be locked with the rear locking hole 42A are disposed, The front locking piece 92A is locked in the front locking hole 41A and the rear locking piece 94A is locked in the rear locking hole 42A, so that the partition member 90A is attached to the shelf board 40.
[0045] Even with such a configuration, it contributes to the ability to attach and detach the partition member 90A without damaging the lubricity treatment portion.
[0046] The shelf board unit of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. That is, various design changes and the like are possible without departing from the gist of the present invention.
[0047] For example, as the lubricity treatment portion, the lubricity treatment plate material etc. of Japanese Patent Application No. 2007-160643 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2008-307866) made by the applicant can be exemplified.
[0048] Also, as long as lubricity can be imparted, examples of the lubricity treatment include silicone-based resin coating, ceramic coating, cationic electrodeposition coating, wax, application of lubricating oil, etc.
[0049] Also, in the above-described embodiment, the slide rail was disposed on the front side of the lubricity treatment portion, but it is also possible to dispose the slide rail on the rear side of the lubricity treatment portion.
[0050] Also, a magnetic body can be kneaded into the lubricity treatment sheet and attached to the shelf board.
Explanation of Reference Numerals
[0051] 10 Product display shelf 10A Product display shelf 20 Shelf board unit 20A Shelf board unit 40 Shelf board 40A Shelf board 41A Front locking hole 42A Rear locking hole 50 Lubricity treatment sheet 50A Lubricity treatment sheet 60 Fall prevention member 60A Fall prevention member 70 Slide rail 71 Engagement portion 80 Partition member 82 Engaged portion 90A Partition member 92A front retaining piece 94A rear retaining piece
Claims
1. A shelf unit that is spanned between a pair of support posts of a product display shelf on which products are displayed, The shelf unit is Shelves and A partition member arranged along the front-rear direction of the shelf board and dividing the shelf board in the left-right direction; a fall prevention member disposed along the left-right direction at the front end of the shelf board to prevent the product from falling from the shelf board; Equipped with A slippery treated portion is disposed on the upper surface of the shelf board to make the products slide easily, The shelf unit is characterized in that the partition member is attached in an area excluding the lubricity-treated portion.
2. A slide rail having an engagement portion is disposed on the upper surface of the shelf board and on the front or rear side of the smooth processing portion, the partition member has an engaged portion that can be engaged with the engaging portion of the slide rail, The shelf board unit according to claim 1, wherein the partition member is attached to the shelf board by the engagement between the engaging portion and the engaged portion.
3. The shelf board has a front locking hole on the front side and a rear locking hole on the rear side of the slip-treated portion, The partition member is provided with a front locking piece that can be locked with the front locking hole and a rear locking piece that can be locked with the rear locking hole, 2. The shelf unit according to claim 1, wherein the partition member is attached to the shelf by engaging the front engaging piece with the front engaging hole and the rear engaging piece with the rear engaging hole.
Citation Information
Patent Citations
Fall prevention tool of inclined shelf
JP2023032105A
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