Mounting hardware

Abstract

To provide a mounting device that is easy to attach to a shelf and will not fall off the shelf. [Solution] A mounting device 1 is provided in which an article holding member 2 is connected to a shelf mounting member 3, and an article T can be attached to the front of the shelf board 101. The shelf mounting member 3 has locking parts 31, 31' that are movable relative to a main body 30 attached to the shelf board 101, and the movement of the locking parts 31, 31' is restricted by connecting the shelf mounting member 3 to the article holding member 2.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a fixture for attaching an article in front of a shelf board in a display shelf.

Background Art

[0002] In various stores such as supermarkets and convenience stores, display shelves are arranged to display products. Conventionally, by performing an advertisement display in front of the shelf board constituting the display shelf, the sales of the displayed products have been promoted. In recent years, by attaching an article such as a monitor for displaying a video introducing the product content in front of the shelf board, an improvement in the sales promotion effect has been attempted.

[0003] As shown in Patent Document 1, when a monitor is placed on the upper surface of the shelf board, the product display area on the shelf board is reduced. Therefore, a fixture that can be attached to the shelf board using the mounting holes of the partition board provided on the shelf board, the price rail, etc., and allows the monitor to be attached in front of the shelf board is known (for example, Patent Document 2).

[0004] The fixture of Patent Document 2 is formed by bending a metal plate material, and has an attachment portion to which a monitor can be attached, a fitting portion that can be engaged with the upright piece of the price rail provided at the front end of the shelf board, and a contact portion that can contact the lower part of the shelf board. By using the weight of the monitor attached to the attachment portion, the fixture is rotated toward the rear side of the shelf board around the engagement portion, and the contact portion is configured to maintain a posture in which it contacts the lower part of the shelf board. Further, a magnet is fixed to the upper surface of the contact portion, and by using the magnetic force of the magnet to keep the contact portion in contact with the lower part of the shelf board, the stability against vibration, etc. is enhanced.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0005]

Patent Document 1

[0006] Although the mounting device described in Patent Document 2 has sufficient mounting strength for heavy objects such as monitors, it is simply attached to the shelf using the engagement of the interlocking part with the rising piece of the price rail and the magnetic force of a magnet fixed to the contact part. Therefore, if a strong force is applied to the monitor or the mounting device from below, there is a risk that the interlocking part will come undone and the mounting device will fall off the shelf.

[0007] This invention was made in view of these problems, and aims to provide a mounting device that is easy to attach to a shelf and does not fall off the shelf. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] To solve the aforementioned problems, the mounting fixture of the present invention is: A shelf mounting member is attached to an article holding member, and an article can be attached to the front of the shelf board. The shelf mounting member has a locking portion that is movable relative to the main body attached to the shelf board, The invention is characterized in that the movement of the locking portion is restricted by connecting the shelf mounting member to the article holding member. According to this feature, after attaching the main body to the shelf board, the shelf mounting member is connected to the item holding member with the locking part in the locking position. This restricts the movement of the locking part while the shelf mounting member is securely attached to the shelf board, preventing it from falling off. As a result, it is possible to provide a mounting device that is easy to attach to the shelf board and will not fall off the shelf board.

[0009] The aforementioned movement is characterized by rotation via a pivot. This feature allows the locking mechanism to be moved relative to the main body of the shelf mounting component with a simple configuration.

[0010] The article holding member is characterized by being connected to the shelf mounting member by inserting the receiving piece of the locking portion into the insertion opening of the article holding member. This feature allows for restricting the movement of the locking mechanism with a simple configuration.

[0011] The shelf mounting member is characterized in that the main body and the receiving piece of the locking portion of the shelf mounting member are connected by being inserted into the insertion opening of the article holding member. This feature allows for restricting the movement of the locking mechanism with a simple configuration.

[0012] The device is characterized by having a latch that prevents the inserted piece from coming out of the insertion opening. This feature allows for the restriction of relative movement between the item holding member and the shelf mounting member with a simple configuration.

[0013] The aforementioned bolt is characterized by being a cylinder lock. This feature allows the bolt to be removed only by unlocking the cylinder lock.

[0014] The shelf mounting member is characterized by having a restricting portion at the lower part of the shelf board that restricts its forward movement. This feature prevents the shelf mounting member from shifting forward relative to the part of the shelf to which it is attached, which could lead to the mounting fixture falling off.

[0015] The shelf mounting member is characterized by being able to slide laterally. This feature allows for easy modification of the lateral mounting position of the mounting fixture on the shelf. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0016] [Figure 1]It is a perspective view showing a state where a tablet terminal is attached in front of a shelf board in a display shelf by the fixture of Example 1 of the present invention. [Figure 2] It is a side view showing the structure of the fixture of Example 1. [Figure 3] It is a front view showing the structure of the fixture of Example 1. [Figure 4] It is a front view showing the rotation of the second shelf mounting fitting in the shelf mounting member constituting the fixture of Example 1. [Figure 5] It is a diagram showing the mounting procedure of the fixture of Example 1 to the shelf board. [Figure 6] It is a diagram showing the mounting procedure of the fixture of Example 1 to the shelf board. [Figure 7] It is a diagram showing the mounting procedure of the fixture of Example 1 to the shelf board. [Figure 8] It is a side view showing the structure of the fixture of Example 2 of the present invention. [Figure 9] It is a front view showing the structure of the fixture of Example 2. [Figure 10] It is a side view showing the rotation of the second shelf mounting fitting in the shelf mounting member constituting the fixture of Example 2. [Figure 11] It is a diagram showing the mounting procedure of the fixture of Example 2 to the shelf board. [Figure 12] It is a diagram showing the mounting procedure of the fixture of Example 2 to the shelf board. [Figure 13] It is a diagram showing the mounting procedure of the fixture of Example 2 to the shelf board. [Figure 14] It is a side view showing a modified example of the shelf mounting member constituting the fixture of Example 2.

Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0017] The mode for carrying out the fixture of the present invention will be described below based on examples.

Examples

[0018] The mounting fixture according to Embodiment 1 will be described with reference to Figures 1 to 7. As shown in Figure 1, the mounting fixture 1 of this embodiment is used to attach a tablet terminal T as an item to the front of a shelf board 101 that constitutes a display shelf 100.

[0019] As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the mounting fixture 1 of this embodiment mainly consists of an article holding member 2 for holding the tablet terminal T, a shelf mounting member 3 for attaching the mounting fixture 1 to the shelf board 101, and a cylinder lock 4 as a latch for restricting the relative movement of the article holding member 2 and the shelf mounting member 3. Note that the cylinder lock 4 of this embodiment has the configuration of a general push-lock type cylinder lock, so a detailed explanation is omitted.

[0020] As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the article holding member 2 mainly consists of a restricting fitting 20 which is roughly C-shaped when viewed from the front and facing downwards, a washer 21 which is roughly L-shaped when viewed from the side and fixed to the upper surface of the restricting fitting 20, a torque hinge 22 which is fixed to the washer 21, and a holder 23 which is fixed to the torque hinge 22 and capable of accommodating a tablet terminal T. For the sake of explanation, the torque hinge 22 and holder 23 are omitted from the illustration in Figure 3.

[0021] The restrictor fitting 20 is formed in a roughly C-shape facing downward when viewed from the front by bending a single metal plate. More specifically, the restrictor fitting 20 has a base portion 20a extending in the left-right direction, hanging portions 20b, 20b that are bent at 90° from both the left and right ends of the base portion 20a and extend downward, and extension portions 20c, 20c that are bent at 90° from the lower ends of the hanging portions 20b, 20b and extend toward the left and right center of the base portion 20a. In other words, the restrictor fitting 20 has an insertion opening 20d that opens in the front-rear direction formed by the base portion 20a, the hanging portions 20b, 20b and the extension portions 20c, 20c. Furthermore, because the left-right dimensions of the extension portions 20c, 20c are formed to be small, the insertion opening 20d between the extension portions 20c, 20c also opens downward in the front-rear direction.

[0022] Furthermore, the restricting fitting 20 has a plate-shaped spacer 20e fixed to the left and right center of the lower surface of the base 20a, having a predetermined thickness and extending in the front-rear direction along the base 20a. The spacer 20e abuts from above against the rearward extensions 35b, 35b' of the second shelf mounting fittings 31, 31' (described later), which are inserted into the insertion opening 20d, thereby creating a vertical gap between the base 20a of the restricting fitting 20 and the rearward extensions 35b, 35b'. This gap is formed to secure space for the projection 4b to be positioned as the center pin 4a rotates when the cylinder lock 4 (described later) is locked (see Figure 2). Note that the spacer 20e is not required.

[0023] Furthermore, the restricting fitting 20 has a circular through-hole 20f at the rear end of the base portion 20a, positioned off-center to the left, through which the center pin 4a of the cylinder lock 4 can be inserted. In this embodiment, the through-hole 20f is positioned so as not to interfere with the extension portion 20c, spacer 20e, and washer 21 of the restricting fitting 20.

[0024] The washer 21 is formed in a roughly L-shape when viewed from the side by bending a single metal plate. More specifically, the washer 21 has a base portion 21a which is fixed to the upper surface of the base portion 20a of the restricting fitting 20 by welding or the like, and a rising portion 21b which is bent at an obtuse angle (105° in this embodiment) from the front end of the base portion 21a and extends diagonally forward and upward.

[0025] As shown in Figure 2, the torque hinge 22 has one plate portion 22a fixed to the rising portion 21b of the washer 21 by a bolt 5 and a nut 6, and the other plate portion 22b fixed to the back surface of the holder 23 by a fixing means (not shown). In this embodiment, the mounting fixture 1 uses the torque hinge 22 to hold the holder 23 containing the tablet terminal T at a desired angle.

[0026] As shown in Figures 2 to 4, the shelf mounting member 3 mainly consists of a first shelf mounting bracket 30 as the main body and a pair of second shelf mounting brackets 31 and 31' as locking parts. In this embodiment, the pair of second shelf mounting brackets 31 and 31' are each pivotally supported on the first shelf mounting bracket 30 (see Figure 4 in particular). As shown in Figure 4, the second shelf mounting brackets 31 and 31' in this embodiment rotate around an axis in the front-rear direction.

[0027] As shown in Figure 2, the first shelf mounting bracket 30 is integrally constructed by fixing three bent metal plates together by welding or other means. More specifically, the first shelf mounting bracket 30 consists of a support plate 32 with a crank shape in side view, a regulating plate 33 with a crank shape in side view that is fixed to the support plate 32, and an L-shaped interlocking plate 34 with a side view that is fixed to the regulating plate 33.

[0028] The support plate 32 has a base portion 32a extending in the front-rear direction, a hanging portion 32b that is bent 90° from the front end of the base portion 32a and extends downward, and a rising portion 32c that is bent 90° from the rear end of the base portion 32a and extends upward.

[0029] A pair of second shelf mounting brackets 31 and 31' are pivotally supported on the front side of the hanging portion 32b of the support plate 32 by bolts 7 and nuts 8, respectively.

[0030] The regulating plate 33 has a base portion 33a extending in the vertical direction, a forward extension portion 33b that extends forward as a regulating portion, which is bent at 90° from the upper end of the base portion 32a, and a rearward extension portion 33c that extends rearward, which is bent at 90° from the lower end of the base portion 33a.

[0031] The forward extension 33b of the restricting plate 33 is positioned so that its front end can contact the front plate portion 101a of the shelf board 101 from the rear side at the lower part of the shelf board 101, thereby restricting the forward movement of the shelf mounting member 3.

[0032] The overlapping plate 34 has a base portion 34a that extends in the front-rear direction, and a hanging portion 34b that is bent 90° from the front end of the base portion 34a and extends downward.

[0033] Furthermore, the interlocking plate 34 is configured to interlock with the upright piece 101b by positioning its hanging portion 34b on the front side of the upright piece 101b, which is the mounting portion formed by folding the lower end of the front plate portion 101a of the shelf board 101 toward the rear in an L-shape at the lower part of the shelf board 101.

[0034] In this way, the shelf mounting member 3 can be attached to the shelf board 101 by engaging the interlocking plate 34 with the rising piece 101b at the lower part of the shelf board 101. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the shelf mounting member 3 is configured such that, by engaging the interlocking plate 34 with the rising piece 101b at the lower part of the shelf board 101, the shelf mounting member 3 can be rotated toward the rear side of the shelf board 101 around the engaging portion, and the position in which the upper end of the rising portion 32c of the support plate 32 constituting the first shelf mounting bracket 30 abuts against the lower surface of the shelf board 101 is maintained. At this time, the forward extension portion 33b of the regulating plate 33 constituting the first shelf mounting bracket 30 is in a position parallel to the shelf board 101, so that the forward extension portion 33b of the regulating plate 33 can abut against the front plate portion 101a of the shelf board 101 from a direction perpendicular to it.

[0035] Furthermore, since the first shelf mounting bracket 30 can be attached to the shelf board 101 without fixing it with screws or the like, the shelf mounting member 3 can slide laterally along the shelf board 101 in the left-right direction.

[0036] As shown in Figure 3, the pair of second shelf mounting brackets 31 and 31' are configured symmetrically. Since the second shelf mounting brackets 31 and 31' have substantially the same configuration, the structure of the second shelf mounting bracket 31 on the left side of the page will be described, and a detailed explanation of the second shelf mounting bracket 31' on the right side of the page will be omitted.

[0037] As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the second shelf mounting bracket 31 consists of an insertion plate 35 having a rear extension 35b that can be inserted into the insertion opening 20d of the restricting fitting 20 that constitutes the article holding member 2, a rotating plate 36 which is L-shaped in side view and is pivotally supported on the hanging portion 32b of the support plate 32 of the first shelf mounting bracket 30 by bolts 7 and nuts 8, and a connecting rod 37 which is an L-shaped rod that connects the insertion plate 35 and the rotating plate 36.

[0038] The insertion plate 35 has a base portion 35a that extends vertically and a rearward extension portion 35b that is bent at a 90° angle from the upper end of the base portion 35a and extends backward. One end of the connecting rod 37 is fixed to the base portion 35a of the insertion plate 35 by welding or the like.

[0039] Furthermore, the rear extension portion 35b of the insertion plate 35 is provided with a circular through-hole 35c through which the center pin 4a of the cylinder lock 4 can be inserted. The through-hole 35c is positioned so as to overlap vertically with the through-hole 20f provided in the base portion 20a of the restricting fitting 20 when the rear extension portions 35b and 35b' are inserted into the insertion opening 20d of the restricting fitting 20.

[0040] The rotating plate 36 has a base portion 36a extending in the front-rear direction and a hanging portion 36b that is bent 90° from the rear end of the base portion 36a and extends downward. The other end of the connecting rod 37 is fixed to the lower surface of the base portion 36a of the rotating plate 36 by welding or the like.

[0041] As shown in Figure 3, the hanging portion 36b of the rotating plate 36 has a roughly fan shape when viewed from the front, and has a curved edge 36c that curves in an arc around the pivot support portion by the bolt 7 and nut 8, and an inclined edge 36d that extends diagonally to the left and upward, continuous with the curved edge 36c. This allows the rotating plate 36 to be rotated a large distance, to a position where the curved edge 36c faces upward, as shown in Figure 4.

[0042] In this embodiment, as shown in Figure 3, the position where the upper surfaces of the rearward extensions 35b, 35b' of the insertion plates 35, 35' of the pair of second shelf mounting brackets 31, 31' are aligned on the same plane, and the brackets can be inserted into the insertion opening 20d of the restricting fitting 20 that constitutes the article holding member 2 described above, is called the "locking position" of the second shelf mounting brackets 31, 31'.

[0043] Furthermore, in this embodiment, as shown in Figure 4, the pair of second shelf mounting brackets 31, 31' are rotated from their locking position, and the inclined edges 36d, 36d' of the hanging portions 36b, 36b' of the rotating plates 36, 36' abut against the left and right center of the shelf mounting member 3, and the position where rotation is restricted is called the "rotation restriction position" of the second shelf mounting brackets 31, 31'.

[0044] As shown in Figures 3 and 4, the rotating plate 36 is formed such that the dimension from the center of rotation to the curved side 36c of the hanging portion 36b is smaller than the dimension from the center of rotation to the upper surface of the base portion 36a. In this way, due to its shape, the rotating plate 36 is configured such that the upper end of the rotating plate 36, 36' at the rotation restriction position of the second shelf mounting brackets 31, 31', i.e., the height position of the curved sides 36c, 36c' of the hanging portions 36b, 36b' (see the dashed lines in Figures 3 and 4), is lower than the upper end of the rotating plate 36, 36' at the locking position of the second shelf mounting brackets 31, 31', i.e., the height position of the upper surface of the base portion 36a, 36a' relative to the first shelf mounting bracket 30 (see Figure 4).

[0045] According to this, by setting the second shelf mounting brackets 31, 31' to a rotation-restricting position, the vertical gap between the upper ends of the rotating plates 36, 36', i.e., the curved edges 36c, 36c' of the hanging portions 36b, 36b' and the front end of the shelf board 101 becomes larger than the vertical dimension of the hanging portion 34b of the interlocking plate 34 in the first shelf mounting bracket 30. As a result, the interlocking plate 34 can be attached to and detached from the upright piece 101b of the shelf board 101, and the shelf mounting member 3 can be attached to and detached from the shelf board 101. In contrast, by setting the second shelf mounting brackets 31, 31' to the locking position, the vertical gap between the upper ends of the rotating plates 36, 36', i.e., the upper surfaces of the bases 36a, 36a' and the front end of the shelf board 101 becomes smaller than the vertical dimension of the hanging portion 34b of the interlocking plate 34 in the first shelf mounting bracket 30. As a result, the upper ends of the rotating plates 36, 36' abut against the front end of the shelf board 101 from below, restricting the hanging portion 34b of the interlocking plate 34 from coming out of the upright piece 101b of the shelf board 101, thereby locking the shelf mounting member 3 to the shelf board 101 in a way that prevents it from falling off.

[0046] Here, an example of the procedure for attaching the mounting fixture 1 to the shelf board 101 in this embodiment will be explained using Figures 5 to 7. For the sake of clarity, the holder 23 constituting the article holding member 2 is not shown in Figures 6 and 7.

[0047] First, as shown in Figure 5, with the second shelf mounting brackets 31, 31' in the rotation-restricting position, the hanging portion 34b of the interlocking plate 34 of the first shelf mounting bracket 30 is interlocked with the rising piece 101b at the bottom of the shelf board 101. By interlocking the interlocking plate 34 of the first shelf mounting bracket 30 with the rising piece 101b of the shelf board 101, the shelf mounting member 3 can be rotated toward the rear side of the shelf board 101 around the interlocking portion (see arrow in Figure 5), and the upper end of the rising portion 32c of the support plate 32 constituting the first shelf mounting bracket 30 can be brought into contact with the bottom surface of the shelf board 101.

[0048] Next, as shown in Figure 6, with the second shelf mounting brackets 31, 31' rotated to the locked position, the rear extensions 35b, 35b' of the insertion plates 35, 35' that make up the second shelf mounting brackets 31, 31' are inserted into the insertion opening 20d of the restricting fitting 20 that makes up the article holding member 2, thereby connecting the shelf mounting member 3 to the article holding member 2. That is, in the assembled state with the pair of second shelf mounting brackets 31, 31' rotated to the locked position and the insertion plates 35, 35' inserted into the insertion opening 20d, the interlocking plate 34 becomes a fulcrum that bears the load downward on the upright piece 101b of the shelf board 101, and the upper surfaces of the front and rear rotating plates 36, 36' and the upper end of the upright portion 32c of the support plate 32 can come into contact with the lower surface of the shelf board 101 (see Figure 2), thereby ensuring that the shelf mounting member 3 is attached to the shelf board 101 in a way that prevents it from falling off. In this embodiment, the upper surfaces of the rotating plates 36, 36' can contact the lower surface of the price rail fixed to the front plate portion 101a of the shelf board 101.

[0049] At this time, the regulating fitting 20 is inserted until the base portions 35a, 35a' of the insertion plates 35, 35' abut against the front end of the regulating fitting 20, thereby aligning the through hole 35c provided in the rear extension portion 35b of the insertion plate 35 and the through hole 20f provided in the base portion 20a of the regulating fitting 20 so that they overlap in the vertical direction.

[0050] Finally, as shown in Figure 7, the center pin 4a of the cylinder lock 4 is inserted into the through hole 20f provided in the base 20a of the restricting fitting 20, and the cylinder lock 4 is locked, thereby inserting the center pin 4a into the through holes 20f and 35c in a way that prevents it from coming out. As a result, the insertion plates 35 and 35' can no longer slide relative to the restricting fitting 20 (see Figure 2).

[0051] Furthermore, when the cylinder lock 4 is locked, the center pin 4a rotates, and a projection 4b that protrudes outward from the center pin 4a is positioned in the gap between the base 20a of the restricting fitting 20, which is formed by the aforementioned spacer 20e, and the rearward extension 35b of the insertion plate 35 (see Figure 2). As a result, unless the cylinder lock 4 is unlocked, upward movement is restricted by the contact between the projection 4b of the center pin 4a and the base 20a of the restricting fitting 20, thereby preventing the center pin 4a from coming out of the through holes 20f and 35c.

[0052] As described above, the mounting fixture 1 of this embodiment allows the first shelf mounting bracket 30, which is the main body of the shelf mounting fixture 3, to be attached to the raised piece 101b, which is the part of the shelf board 101 that is to be attached, by moving the second shelf mounting brackets 31, 31', which are the locking parts that constitute the shelf mounting member 3, from the locking position to the rotation restricting position. After attaching the first shelf mounting bracket 30 to the shelf board 101, the second shelf mounting brackets 31, 31' are set to the locking position and connected to the restricting bracket 20 that constitutes the article holding member 2. This restricts the movement of the second shelf mounting brackets 31, 31' while the shelf mounting fixture 3 is attached to the shelf board 101 in a way that prevents it from falling off. Therefore, the mounting fixture 1 of this embodiment is easy to attach to the shelf board 101 and does not fall off the shelf board 101.

[0053] Furthermore, since the movement of the second shelf mounting brackets 31, 31' is by rotation via a pivot, the second shelf mounting brackets 31, 31' can be moved relative to the first shelf mounting bracket 30 with a simple configuration.

[0054] Furthermore, the rearward extensions 35b, 35b' of the second shelf mounting brackets 31, 31' are inserted into the insertion opening 20d of the restricting fitting 20 that constitutes the article holding member 2, thereby connecting the article holding member 2 and the shelf mounting member 3. This allows for reliable restriction of the movement of the second shelf mounting brackets 31, 31' with a simple configuration.

[0055] Furthermore, by providing a cylinder lock 4 as a latch, the mounting fixture 1 can restrict the relative movement of the item holding member 2 and the shelf mounting member 3 in the front-to-back direction with a simple configuration. In addition, since the cylinder lock 4 can only be removed by unlocking it, the risk of the tablet terminal T being stolen along with the mounting fixture 1 is reduced, improving security.

[0056] Furthermore, the first shelf mounting bracket 30, which constitutes the shelf mounting member 3, has a forward-extending portion 33b of a restricting plate 33 that restricts forward movement at the lower part of the shelf board 101, thereby preventing the shelf mounting member 3 from shifting forward relative to the part of the shelf board 101 to which it is attached, which could lead to the mounting fixture 1 falling off.

[0057] Furthermore, since the shelf mounting member 3 is laterally slidable, the mounting position of the mounting fixture 1 on the shelf board 101 can be easily changed in the left-right direction.

[0058] Furthermore, since the shelf mounting component 3 does not require fixing to the shelf board 101 using screws or the like, not only are no tools required during installation, but no screw holes or other marks are left on the shelf board 101, the workability and flexibility of attaching the mounting device 1 to the display shelf 100 are high. [Examples]

[0059] Next, the mounting fixture according to Embodiment 2 will be described with reference to Figures 8 to 13. Note that descriptions of components that are identical to those in the previous embodiment and therefore redundant will be omitted.

[0060] As shown in Figures 8 and 9, the mounting fixture 201 of this embodiment differs from the shelf mounting member 3 of Embodiment 1 in the configuration of the shelf mounting member 203. Furthermore, the configuration of the shelf board 101' to which the mounting fixture 201 of this embodiment is attached differs from the shelf board 101 of Embodiment 1. Note that the article holding member 2 has the same configuration as in Embodiment 1, and therefore its description is omitted.

[0061] More specifically, the shelf mounting member 203 mainly consists of a first shelf mounting bracket 230 as the main body and a second shelf mounting bracket 231 as a locking part. In this embodiment, the second shelf mounting bracket 231 is pivotally supported relative to the first shelf mounting bracket 230 (see Figure 10).

[0062] As shown in Figures 8 and 9, the first shelf mounting bracket 230 is formed in a crank shape in side view by bending a single metal plate. More specifically, the first shelf mounting bracket 230 has a base portion 230a extending in the vertical direction, a rear extension portion 230b that extends backward from the upper end of the base portion 230a at a 90° bend, and a front extension portion 230c that extends forward from the lower end of the base portion 230a at a 90° bend. In this embodiment, the front extension portion 230c is a piece that can be inserted into the insertion opening 20d of the regulating bracket 20 that constitutes the article holding member 2, and the left-right dimensions of the front extension portion 230c are configured to be approximately the same as the left-right dimensions of the insertion opening 20d.

[0063] The first shelf mounting bracket 230 is provided with a circular through-hole 230d at a position offset to the left at the front end of the forward extension portion 230c, through which the center pin 4a of the cylinder lock 4 can be inserted.

[0064] Furthermore, as shown in Figure 9, the forward extension 230c is provided with a rectangular through-hole 230e located approximately in the left-right center of its rear end, through which the second shelf mounting bracket 231 can be inserted. The through-hole 230e extends from the rear end of the forward extension 230c to approximately the vertical center of the base 230a. In other words, the through-hole 230e is integrally formed with a through-hole that penetrates the forward extension 230c in the vertical direction and a through-hole that penetrates the base 230a in the front-rear direction, allowing rotation of the second shelf mounting bracket 231.

[0065] Furthermore, a pair of hanging plates 232, 232, which are L-shaped in front view, are fixed to the left and right side edges of the through hole 230e on the lower surface of the forward extension portion 230c by welding or the like. The second shelf mounting bracket 231 is pivotally supported on the hanging plates 232, 232 by a shaft 233 (see Figure 10). In other words, the second shelf mounting bracket 231 in this embodiment rotates with respect to an axis in the left-right direction.

[0066] As shown in Figures 8 and 9, the second shelf mounting bracket 231 is formed in an L-shape in side view by bending a single metal plate. More specifically, the second shelf mounting bracket 231 has a base portion 231a extending in the left-right direction, and a rising portion 231b that extends upward as a restricting portion, bent at 90° from the rear end of the base portion 230a. In this embodiment, the base portion 231a is a piece that can be inserted into the insertion opening 20d of the restricting bracket 20, and the left-right dimensions of the base portion 231a are configured to be approximately the same as the left-right dimensions of the through hole 230e of the first shelf mounting bracket 230 described above. That is, the base portion 231a of the second shelf mounting bracket 231 is configured to have smaller left-right dimensions than the forward extension portion 230c of the first shelf mounting bracket 230.

[0067] Furthermore, the base portion 231a has a pair of hanging portions 231c, 231c that extend downward from approximately the center in the front-to-back direction of the lower surface (see Figure 9). The hanging portions 231c, 231c are formed with a small spacing in the left-to-right direction so that they can be positioned between the hanging plates 232, 232 of the first shelf mounting bracket 230.

[0068] In this embodiment, as shown in Figure 8, the position where the lower surface of the base 231a of the second shelf mounting bracket 231 abuts against the upper surface of the forward extension 230c of the first shelf mounting bracket 230, and where it can be inserted into the insertion opening 20d of the restricting bracket 20 that constitutes the article holding member 2, is referred to as the "locking position" of the second shelf mounting bracket 231.

[0069] Furthermore, as shown in Figure 10, the position in which the second shelf mounting bracket 231 is rotated from its locked position to a position in which the front end reinforcing portion 102' of the shelf board 101' can be sandwiched between the rear extension portion 230b of the first shelf mounting bracket 230 and the rear end portion of the base portion 231a of the second shelf mounting bracket 231 is called the "rotated position" of the second shelf mounting bracket 231.

[0070] As shown in Figure 8, by positioning the second shelf mounting bracket 231 in the locked position, the front end reinforcing portion 102' of the shelf board 101' can be sandwiched between the rear extension portion 230b of the first shelf mounting bracket 230 and the rear end of the base portion 231a of the second shelf mounting bracket 231. Furthermore, the rising portion 231b of the second shelf mounting bracket 231 is positioned so as to be able to abut the front end reinforcing portion 102' provided at the bottom of the shelf board 101' from the rear, thereby restricting the forward movement of the shelf mounting member 203.

[0071] Furthermore, in this embodiment, with the second shelf mounting bracket 231 in the locked position, the front extension portion 230c of the first shelf mounting bracket 230 and the front end portion of the base portion 231a of the second shelf mounting bracket 231 are inserted into the insertion opening 20d of the restricting bracket 20 that constitutes the article holding member 2, thereby connecting the shelf mounting member 203 to the article holding member 2. This restricts the rotation of the second shelf mounting bracket 231 from its locked position, thus ensuring that the shelf mounting member 203 is locked to the shelf board 101' in a way that prevents it from falling off.

[0072] Here, an example of the procedure for attaching the mounting fixture 201 to the shelf board 101' in this embodiment will be explained using Figures 11 to 13. For the sake of clarity, the holder 23 constituting the article holding member 2 is not shown in Figures 12 and 13.

[0073] First, as shown in Figure 11, with the second shelf mounting bracket 231 constituting the shelf mounting member 203 in the rotated position, the lower surface of the rear extension portion 230b of the first shelf mounting bracket 230 is brought into contact with the upper surface of the shelf board 101', and the base portion 230a of the first shelf mounting bracket 230 is brought into contact with the front plate portion 101a' of the shelf board 101' from the front side.

[0074] Next, as shown in Figure 12, with the second shelf mounting bracket 231 rotated to the locked position, the forward extension portion 230c of the first shelf mounting bracket 230 and the front end of the base portion 231a of the second shelf mounting bracket 231 are inserted and joined into the insertion opening 20d of the restricting bracket 20 that constitutes the article holding member 2. In other words, when the second shelf mounting bracket 231 is rotated to the locking position and the front end of the forward extension portion 230c of the first shelf mounting bracket 230 and the front end of the base portion 231a of the second shelf mounting bracket 231 are inserted into the insertion opening 20d, the front end reinforcing portion 102' of the shelf board 101' is sandwiched vertically between the rear extension portion 230b of the first shelf mounting bracket 230 and the rear end of the base portion 231a of the second shelf mounting bracket 231, and is also sandwiched in the front-to-back direction between the base portion 230a of the first shelf mounting bracket 230 and the rising portion 231b of the second shelf mounting bracket 231, thereby ensuring that the shelf mounting member 203 is attached to the shelf board 101' in a way that prevents it from falling off.

[0075] At this time, the first shelf mounting bracket 230 is inserted until the rear end of the restricting bracket 20 is in contact with the hanging plates 232, 232 of the first shelf mounting bracket 230, thereby aligning the through hole 230d provided in the forward extension portion 230c of the first shelf mounting bracket 230 and the through hole 20f provided in the base portion 20a of the restricting bracket 20 so that they overlap in the vertical direction.

[0076] Finally, as shown in Figure 13, the center pin 4a of the cylinder lock 4 is inserted into the through hole 20f provided in the base 20a of the restricting fitting 20, and the cylinder lock 4 is locked, thereby inserting the center pin 4a into the through holes 20f and 230d in a way that prevents it from coming out. As a result, the forward extension 230c of the first shelf mounting fitting 230 and the front end of the base 231a of the second shelf mounting fitting 231 can no longer slide relative to the restricting fitting 20 (see Figure 8).

[0077] In this embodiment, the combined vertical dimension of the thickness of the forward extension portion 230c of the first shelf mounting bracket 230 and the thickness of the base portion 231a of the second shelf mounting bracket 231 is configured to be approximately the same as the vertical dimension between the extension portions 20c, 20c and the spacer 20e in the insertion opening 20d. Therefore, by connecting the shelf mounting member 203 to the article holding member 2, rotation of the second shelf mounting bracket 231 from its locked position can be reliably restricted.

[0078] As described above, in this embodiment, the mounting fixture 201 makes it possible to attach and detach the first shelf mounting bracket 230, which is the main body of the shelf mounting fixture 203, to the front end reinforcement portion 102', which is the part of the shelf board 101' to be attached, by moving the second shelf mounting bracket 231, which is the locking portion of the shelf mounting member 203, from the locking position to the rotating position. After attaching the first shelf mounting bracket 230 to the shelf board 101', the first shelf mounting bracket 230 and the second shelf mounting bracket 231 are connected to the restricting bracket 20, which is the article holding member 2, with the second shelf mounting bracket 231 in the locking position. As a result, the movement of the second shelf mounting bracket 231 can be restricted while the shelf mounting fixture 203 is attached to the shelf board 101' in a way that prevents it from falling off. Therefore, it is possible to provide a mounting fixture 201 that is easy to attach to the shelf board 101' and does not fall off the shelf board 101'.

[0079] Furthermore, the rear extension portion 230b of the first shelf mounting bracket 230 attached to the shelf board 101' is positioned on the upper surface of the shelf board 101'. However, since the rear extension portion 230b of the first shelf mounting bracket 230 is flat, products can also be displayed on the rear extension portion 230b. Therefore, the mounting bracket 201 can be attached to the shelf board 101' without reducing the product display area on the shelf board 101'.

[0080] Furthermore, the first shelf mounting bracket 230, which constitutes the shelf mounting member 203, has a raised portion 231b that acts as a restricting part to restrict forward movement at the lower part of the shelf board 101', thereby preventing the shelf mounting member 203 from shifting forward relative to the part of the shelf board 101' to which it is attached, which could lead to the mounting fixture 201 falling off.

[0081] As shown in Figure 14, the mounting device in the modified embodiment is a shelf mounting member 303 composed of a first shelf mounting bracket 230 having the same configuration as the mounting device 201 described above, and a second shelf mounting bracket 331 formed in a crank shape in side view according to the vertical dimension of the part of the shelf to be mounted. This makes it possible to attach the shelf to the shelf 101 of Embodiment 1, for example.

[0082] Although embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, the specific configurations are not limited to these embodiments, and additions and modifications that do not depart from the spirit of the present invention are also included.

[0083] For example, in the first embodiment described above, the forward extension 33b of the restricting plate 33 constituting the first shelf mounting bracket 30 was described as functioning as a restricting part that restricts forward movement at the lower part of the shelf board 101. However, the invention is not limited to this, and depending on the shape of the lower part of the shelf board, for example, the rising part 32c of the support plate 32 constituting the first shelf mounting bracket 30 may function as a restricting part.

[0084] Furthermore, although the above embodiment described a configuration in which the locking part is movable by rotation via a pivot, the invention is not limited to this, and the locking part may be movable by sliding or the like.

[0085] Furthermore, although the above embodiment described a configuration in which the article holding member and the shelf mounting member are connected by inserting the insertion piece of the shelf mounting member into the insertion opening, the configuration is not limited to this, and the article holding member and the shelf mounting member may be connected by various locking methods.

[0086] Furthermore, although the above embodiment described an embodiment in which a cylinder lock is provided as a latch to restrict the insertion piece of the shelf mounting member from coming out of the insertion opening of the article holding member, the embodiment is not limited to this, and any lock other than a cylinder lock, such as a padlock, may be used as a latch as long as it can restrict the relative movement of the article holding member and the shelf mounting member. In addition, pins, bolts and nuts, etc., other than locks may also be used. [Explanation of symbols]

[0087] 1,201 Mounting hardware 2 Article holding member 3. Shelf mounting components 4. Cylinder lock (bolt) 20 Regulating fittings 20d socket 30. First shelf mounting bracket (main body) 31,31' Second shelf mounting bracket (locking part) 32 Support plate 33 Restriction board 33b Front extension part (regulating part) 34 Plywood 34b Hanging part 35,35' Insertion plate 35b, 35b' Rear extension part (inserted piece) 36,36' Rotating plate 37 Connecting rod 100,100' display shelf 101,101' Shelf 203 Shelf mounting components 230 First shelf mounting bracket (main body) 230c Front extension part (inserted piece) 231 Second shelf mounting bracket (locking part) 231a Base (inserted piece) 231b Standing part (regulating part) T Tablet device (item)

Claims

1. A shelf mounting member is attached to an article holding member, and an article can be attached to the front of the shelf board. The shelf mounting member has a locking portion that is movable relative to the main body attached to the shelf board, A mounting device characterized in that the movement of the locking portion is restricted by connecting the shelf mounting member to the article holding member.

2. The mounting device according to claim 1, characterized in that the aforementioned movement is rotation by a pivot.

3. The mounting device according to claim 1, characterized in that the mounting device is connected by inserting the insertion piece of the locking portion of the shelf mounting member into the insertion opening of the article holding member.

4. The mounting device according to claim 1, characterized in that the main body and the insertion piece of the locking portion of the shelf mounting member are inserted into the insertion opening of the article holding member to connect them.

5. The mounting device according to claim 3 or 4, further characterized by comprising a bolt that restricts the insertion piece from coming out of the insertion opening.

6. The mounting device according to claim 5, characterized in that the bolt is a cylinder lock.

7. The mounting device according to claim 1, characterized in that the shelf mounting member has a restricting portion that restricts forward movement at the lower part of the shelf board.

8. The mounting device according to claim 7, characterized in that the shelf mounting member is laterally slidable.

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