Product storing basket

Abstract

To provide a product storing basket which can stabilize postures of products when stacked in a vertical direction in a show case, and can easily change a partitioning position in a storage space in a state where they are stored in the show case to significantly improve the convenience relating to handling.SOLUTION: A product storing basket 1 includes: a storage space 6 surrounded by a side part 2 and a bottom part 4 made of a plurality of wires; a partitioning member 8 for partitioning the storage space 6 in a partitioning direction X; and an operation edge wire 10 formed at an upper end of the side part 2. The partitioning member 8 includes hook parts 14 at both ends in the partitioning direction X. Each of the hook parts 14 supports the partitioning member 8 by a pair side parts 2 facing in the partitioning direction X. The pair of side parts 2 each include a guide wire 16 below the opening edge wire 10. Each of the hook parts 14 is locked to the guide wire 16 on the side of the storage space 6 from the side part 2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a product storage basket, and more particularly to a product storage basket that is housed in a showcase for displaying products in a store. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, a product storage container housed in this type of showcase is known that is provided with a detachable partition member whose partition position can be changed as desired (see Patent Document 1). By providing the partition member, the partition position within the product storage container can be freely changed depending on the number, size, shape, type, etc. of products to be stored in the product storage container, and the partition member can be removed from the product storage container when it is not needed.

[0003] Specifically, the product storage container is a basket formed from a plurality of wires. The upper wire formed at the upper end of the partition member is placed on and engaged with the opening edge wire formed at the upper end of the side of the product storage basket, whereby the partition member is supported and positioned by the product storage basket. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 10-197140 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] When the upper wire of the partition member is placed on and locked onto the opening edge wire on the side of the product storage basket, the upper wire of the partition member protrudes above the opening edge wire. As a result, when product storage baskets are stacked one above the other in a showcase, the upper wire of the partition member of the lower product storage basket comes into contact with the bottom of the upper product storage basket. This causes the product storage baskets to become unstable and wobble inside the showcase.

[0006] In addition, both ends of the partition member may protrude from the sides of the product storage basket, and these protruding portions may come into contact with the inner surface of the showcase. In this case, it is difficult to move the partition member while the product storage basket is stored in the showcase. Therefore, in order to move the partition member and change the partition position of the storage space, the product storage basket must be removed from the showcase, leaving an issue of improving the convenience of handling the product storage basket.

[0007] The present invention has been made in consideration of such problems, and aims to provide a product storage basket that can stabilize its posture when stacked vertically in a showcase, and that allows the partition position of the storage space to be easily changed while stored in the showcase, thereby greatly improving convenience in handling. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the product storage basket of the present invention is a product storage basket having a storage space surrounded by sides and a bottom each made of a plurality of wires, and is equipped with a partition member that divides the storage space in the partition direction, and an opening edge wire formed at the upper end of the side, the partition member having hook portions at both ends in the partition direction, each of which supports the partition member on a pair of side portions opposing each other in the partition direction, the pair of side portions each having a guide wire below the opening edge wire, and each hook portion being engaged with the guide wire on the storage space side of the side portion. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] According to the product storage basket of the present invention, the basket can be stabilized when stacked vertically inside a showcase, and the partition position of the storage space can be easily changed while it is stored inside the showcase, greatly improving convenience in handling. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1]1 is a perspective view of a product storage basket according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. [Figure 3] FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is an enlarged side view of the guide wire and its surroundings. [Figure 5] FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a fixing portion of a guide wire having a different configuration from that of FIG. 1. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of a fixing portion of a guide wire having a different configuration from that of FIG. 5. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a product storage basket according to a different embodiment from that of FIG. 1. [Figure 8] 8 is a perspective view of a cross section of a region surrounded by a broken line in FIG. 7, as viewed from the direction of arrow A. FIG. [Figure 9] 9 is a side view of a part of FIG. 8 as seen in the direction of arrow B. FIG. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a partition member according to a modified example. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0011] A product storage basket according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a product storage basket 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 shows a side view of the product storage basket 1. The product storage basket 1 (hereinafter also simply referred to as basket 1) is stored in a showcase (not shown) for displaying frozen or refrigerated products in a store, and has a storage space 6 surrounded by sides 2 and a bottom 4.

[0012] Two pairs of opposing side portions 2 are formed, and each of the side portions 2 and the bottom portion 4 is formed from multiple wires. The basket 1 also has partition members 8 that divide the storage space 6 in a partition direction X, and an opening edge wire 10 is formed at the upper end of each side portion 2. The height direction of the storage space 6 is defined as the vertical direction Y, and the direction perpendicular to both the partition direction X and the vertical direction Y is defined as the horizontal direction Z.

[0013] Furthermore, the baskets 1 can be stored stacked one above the other inside the showcase, and a slippage prevention wire 11 is formed near the lower side of each opening edge wire 10 that faces in the horizontal direction Z. When baskets 1 are stacked one above the other, the wire extending in the horizontal direction Z from the bottom 4 of the upper basket 1 is received by the slippage prevention wire 11 of the lower basket 1, thereby preventing the upper basket 1 from slipping or tilting.

[0014] 3 shows a side view of the partition member 8. The partition member 8 is formed from a plurality of wires. Specifically, an upper wire 12 is formed at the upper end of the partition member 8, and hook portions 14 are formed at both ends in the partitioning direction X. Each hook portion 14 supports the partition member 8 on a pair of side portions 2 that face each other in the partitioning direction X. The partition member 8 also has a plurality of first vertical wires 18 extending in the vertical direction Y.

[0015] 1 and 2, each of a pair of side portions 2 (the left and right side portions 2 as viewed in FIG. 2) in this embodiment has a guide wire 16 below the opening edge wire 10. Each of the pair of side portions 2 in which the guide wire 16 is formed has a plurality of second longitudinal wires 20 (see FIG. 2) extending in the longitudinal direction Y. The guide wire 16 may be fixed to all of the second longitudinal wires 20 by welding or the like, or may be fixed to some of the second longitudinal wires 20 at intervals.

[0016] 4 shows an enlarged side view of the periphery of the guide wire 16. Because each hook portion 14 is engaged with the guide wire 16 below the opening edge wire 10, each hook portion 14 of the partition member 8 does not protrude above the opening edge wire 10. As a result, when baskets 1 are stacked one above the other in the showcase, each hook portion 14 of the lower basket 1 does not come into contact with the bottom portion 4 of the upper basket 1.

[0017] Therefore, the posture of the upper basket 1 stacked inside the showcase can be stabilized, preventing rattle of the upper basket 1. Also, as shown in Figure 4, each hook portion 14 is engaged with the guide wire 16 inside the side portion 2, i.e., on the storage space 6 side. As a result, both ends of the partition member 8 do not protrude from the side portion 2 of the basket 1, and the protruding portions do not come into contact with the inner surface of the showcase. Therefore, with the basket 1 stored in the showcase, the partition member 8 can be moved to easily change the partition position of the storage space 6 without removing the basket 1 from the showcase.

[0018] More specifically, as shown in Figure 4, in the partition member 8, each hook portion 14 is formed below the upper wire 12. This allows the partition member 8 to be supported by each hook portion 14 in a more stable position below the upper wire 12. Furthermore, the upper wire 12 is positioned below the opening edge wire 10. As a result, the upper wire 12 does not protrude above the opening edge wire 10, so when baskets 1 are stacked vertically inside the showcase, the upper wire 12 of the lower basket 1 does not come into contact with the bottom 4 of the upper basket 1. This makes it possible to more effectively prevent rattling of the upper basket 1 stacked inside the showcase.

[0019] The opening edge wire 10 and the guide wire 16 are spaced apart by a first distance L1 in the vertical direction Y. The hook portion 14 is formed by bending the first vertical wire 18 constituting the side portion 2 into an inverted U-shape, and has an upper end 14a and a lower end 14b. A second distance L2 in the vertical direction Y between the upper end 14a and the lower end 14b is shorter than the first distance L1. This allows the hook portion 14 to be easily engaged with and disengaged from the guide wire 16 within the height range of the accommodation space 6 in the vertical direction Y.

[0020] This further enhances the convenience of moving the partition member 8 to change the partition position of the storage space 6. Note that if priority is given to making it difficult for the hook portion 14 to come off over ease of engaging and disengaging the hook portion 14, the second distance L2 may be made greater than the first distance L1. In this case, the hook portion 14 can be engaged and disengaged with respect to the guide wire 16 by tilting the partition member 8 in the lateral direction Z.

[0021] 5 is an enlarged perspective view of a fixing portion 22 of a guidewire 16 having a different configuration from that shown in FIG. 1. A pair of side portions 2 on which the guidewire 16 is formed each have a plurality of second longitudinal wires 20 extending in the longitudinal direction Y. The guidewire 16 has fixing portions 22 that extend in the transverse direction Z and are fixed to a predetermined number of the second longitudinal wires 20. The fixing portions 22 are formed by connecting the guidewire 16 to the second longitudinal wires 20 spaced apart from each other in the transverse direction Z, for example, by welding or the like.

[0022] A first gap G1 that allows movement of the hook portion 14 engaged with the guidewire 16 is formed between the guidewire 16 and the second vertical wire 20 on which the fixing portion 22 is not formed. In the case shown in FIG. 5 , the first gap G1 is formed by forming a curved portion 20a that is convex toward the accommodating space 6 on the second vertical wire 20 and forming the fixing portion 22 on this curved portion 20a. This allows the partition position to be changed by sliding the partition member 8 between the fixing portions 22 in the lateral direction Z while the hook portion 14 is engaged with the guidewire 16. This further improves the convenience of changing the partition position of the accommodating space 6 by moving the partition member 8.

[0023] Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of fixing portion 22 of guidewire 16 having a different configuration from that shown in Fig. 5. In the case shown in Fig. 6, guidewire 16 is formed with curved portion 16a that is convex outward from accommodating space 6, and fixing portion 22 is formed on curved portion 16a, thereby forming first gap G1. Even in this case, as in the case shown in Fig. 5, the partitioning position by partition member 8 can be changed with hook portion 14 locked to guidewire 16, thereby improving convenience when changing the partitioning position.

[0024] Fig. 7 shows a perspective view of a basket 1 in a different form from that shown in Fig. 1. In Fig. 1, the longitudinal direction of the basket 1 in a top view is the partitioning direction X, but as shown in Fig. 7, the guide wire 16 may be formed and the partition member 8 may be installed so that the lateral direction of the basket 1 in a top view is the partitioning direction X. Even in this case, the same effects as those described above can be obtained. Although not clearly shown, even in the case of Fig. 7, it is preferable to form the fixing part 22 in the form shown in Fig. 5 or 6.

[0025] FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of the cross section of the region surrounded by the dashed line in FIG. 7, as viewed from the direction of arrow A, and FIG. 9 shows a side view of a portion of FIG. 8, as viewed from the direction of arrow B. The bottom 4 has a plurality of horizontal wires 24 extending in the horizontal direction Z. Furthermore, the lower end of the partition member 8 is formed with a protrusion 26 that protrudes downward from a second gap G2 formed between adjacent horizontal wires 24. By fitting the protrusion 26 into the second gap G2 between the horizontal wires 24, the lower end of the partition member 8 can be positioned and fixed to the bottom 4. This effectively prevents rattling of the partition member 8 placed in the basket 1, not only at the hook portions 14 but also at the protrusion 26.

[0026] Furthermore, the above-mentioned first distance L1 (see FIG. 4) between the opening edge wire 10 and the guide wire 16 in the longitudinal direction Y is set to be greater than the protrusion length L3 of the protrusion 26 from the second gap G2 shown in FIG. 9. This ensures that the protrusion 26 can be reliably engaged with and disengaged from the second gap G2 within the height range of the accommodation space 6 in the longitudinal direction Y. This further improves the convenience of changing the partition position of the accommodation space 6 by moving the partition member 8.

[0027] As described above, the basket 1 of this embodiment can stabilize its posture when stacked vertically inside the showcase, and the partition position of the storage space 6 can be easily changed while it is stored inside the showcase. Therefore, the convenience of handling the basket 1 can be greatly improved.

[0028] This concludes the description of one embodiment of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, the arrangement of the wires constituting the basket 1 is not strictly limited to that shown and described in the above embodiment and various configurations are possible. Specifically, the hook portion 14 is not limited to that formed by bending the first vertical wire 18 into an inverted U shape and various configurations are possible.

[0029] For example, as shown in Figure 10, the hook portion 14 may be formed by bending a wire 28 that is separate from the first vertical wire 18, and then fixed to the first vertical wire 18 by welding or the like. This hook portion 14 has a horizontal fixing portion 30 for fixing to the first vertical wire 18, and two bent portions 32 that are bent downward from the fixing portion 30. In this case, both ends of the partition member 8 in the partitioning direction X can be locked to the guide wire 16 at the two bent portions 32. Therefore, rattling of the partition member 8 placed in the cage 1 can be prevented even more effectively.

[0030] 10, the hook portion 14 has an upper end 14a and a lower end 14b, and the second distance L2 between the upper end 14a and the lower end 14b in the longitudinal direction Y is preferably smaller than the first distance L1 described above. This makes it easier to engage and disengage the hook portion 14 with respect to the guidewire 16. Furthermore, if priority is given to making the hook portion 14 less liable to come off than to making it easier to engage and disengage the hook portion 14, the second distance L2 may be larger than the first distance L1. [Explanation of symbols]

[0031] 1 product storage basket 2 Side 4 Bottom 6. Containment Space 8 Partition member 10 Opening Edge Wire 12 Upper Wire 14 Hook part 14a Top end of hook 14b Bottom end of hook 16 Guidewire 20 Second longitudinal wire on the side 22 Fixed part 24 Bottom horizontal wire 26 Protrusion X Partition direction Y vertical direction Z horizontal direction L1 1st distance L2 2nd distance L3 Projection length of the protrusion G1 1st gap G2 2nd gap

Claims

1. A product storage basket having a storage space surrounded by sides and a bottom each made of a plurality of wires, a partition member that partitions the storage space in a partition direction; an opening edge wire formed at the upper end of the side; Equipped with the partition member has hook portions at both ends in the partition direction, and the hook portions support the partition member on a pair of the side portions facing each other in the partition direction; The pair of side portions each have a guide wire below the opening edge wire, The product storage basket, wherein each of the hook portions is engaged with the guide wire on the storage space side of the side portion.

2. An upper wire is formed at the upper end of the partition member, The product storage basket according to claim 1 , wherein each of the hook portions is formed on an underside of the upper wire.

3. The product storage basket according to claim 2 , wherein the upper wire is positioned below the opening edge wire.

4. the opening edge wire and the guide wire are spaced apart by a first distance in the longitudinal direction; The product storage basket according to claim 3 , wherein a second distance in the vertical direction between the upper end of the hook portion and the lower end of the hook portion is smaller than the first distance.

5. Each of the pair of side portions has a plurality of second longitudinal wires extending in the longitudinal direction, the guide wire has a fixing portion extending laterally and fixed to a predetermined number of the second longitudinal wires, The product storage basket according to claim 1, wherein a first gap is formed between the guide wire and the second vertical wire on which the fixing portion is not formed, allowing movement of the hook portion engaged with the guide wire.

6. the bottom portion has a plurality of horizontal wires extending in a horizontal direction; The product storage basket according to claim 1 , wherein a protrusion is formed at a lower end of the partition member, protruding downward from a second gap formed between adjacent horizontal wires.

7. The product storage basket according to claim 6, wherein a first distance in the vertical direction between the opening edge wire and the guide wire is greater than a protruding length of the protruding portion from the second gap.

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