Display shelf dividers

Abstract

To provide a partition board that can be locked and placed on a shelf board regardless of the presence or absence of a POP rail provided on the front surface of a product display shelf. [Solution] The display shelf partition board is formed from a thin resin plate and comprises an upright partition board portion 1 which serves as a partition wall, and a bottom plate portion 2 which has an L-shaped cross section extending from the bottom edge of the upright partition board portion 1; the bottom plate portion 2 has an extended tongue portion 3 (3a, 3b) of an appropriate length which protrudes longitudinally from the upright partition board portion 1; and the tongue portion 3 has fold line grooves 31, 32 in the short direction which can be bent into a V shape.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] This invention relates to a partition board to be placed on the shelf surface of a product display shelf. [Background technology]

[0002] A wide variety of products are displayed on shelves used in supermarkets and the like. Dividers are used to separate the displayed products. Generally, dividers are made of thin transparent plates such as acrylic or polystyrene plates. Known dividers include one that has an L-shaped cross section at the bottom edge of the upright divider that serves as a partition wall so that the divider can be placed upright on the shelf (Patent Document 1, Figure 8), one that has an L-shaped front panel at the front end of the upright divider (Patent Document 2), and one that has a T-shaped cross section at the front end of the upright divider (Patent Document 3).

[0003] Furthermore, when engaging a partition board placed on a shelf, the simplest structure is to engage it with a hook-shaped engaging receiving portion formed on the back of a POP rail (a transparent plate that clamps and attaches price tags: POPs) attached to the front of the shelf board. Known engaging means include a structure that has an engaging edge that fits into the engaging receiving portion (Patent Document 3), and a structure that has an engaging portion that straddles the engaging receiving portion of the POP rail to engage it (Patent Document 1, Figure 7). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Registered Utility Model No. 3115812. [Patent Document 2] Registered Utility Model No. 3101112. [Patent Document 3] Design Registration No. 1675538. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] As mentioned above, the partition boards are secured in a locking groove formed on the back of the POP rail. However, POP rails are not necessarily attached to the entire front of the shelf. When moving or rearranging displayed products, it is sometimes easier to replace short POP rails than to replace POPs, and cutting long POP rails to the desired length can also reduce costs.

[0006] In this way, there are cases where POP rails are not installed on the entire front of the display shelf, and in areas where there are no POP rails, there are no locking grooves to lock into, so partition boards with the conventional simple locking structure cannot be locked and used in those areas, which limits the locations where partition boards can be installed.

[0007] Therefore, this invention proposes a partition board with a simple locking structure that can be locked and placed on a shelf board regardless of whether a POP rail is present or not. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] The display shelf divider of claim 1 of the present invention is formed from a thin resin plate and comprises an upright divider portion that serves as a partition wall, and a bottom plate portion that has an L-shaped cross section from the bottom edge of the upright divider portion, and is characterized in that a tongue portion of an appropriate length is extended from the bottom plate portion and protrudes longitudinally from the upright divider portion, and a folding line groove that can be bent into a V shape is provided in the short direction of the tongue portion.

[0009] The partition plate is installed on a shelf by bending the tongue portion and engaging it in a predetermined position, and even in areas of the shelf where no rails are attached, the shelf itself has a mounting groove for a POP rail on its front edge surface, so the bent tongue portion is fitted into the mounting groove to be attached. Furthermore, when a POP rail is attached to the mounting groove, the tip of the tongue portion is bent downward together with the POP rail mounting portion, and the bent tip is pressed in to be attached.

[0010] In addition, the display shelf divider according to claim 2 of the present invention has a fold groove that forms a valley fold in the tongue portion, and is not formed across the entire width of the tongue portion, but has an unformed portion between the tongue portion and the side edge. When the tongue portion is formed into a valley fold, the unformed portion of the fold groove is bent and acts as a biasing force in the opening direction due to its elasticity, so that when it is fitted into the mounting groove, it is biased in the opening direction and is stably locked in place.

[0011] Furthermore, the display shelf partition board according to claim 3 of the present invention has tongue portions provided at the front and rear ends of the upright partition board portion, and the display shelf partition board according to claim 4 has a fold line groove formed so that it can be bent in a mountain fold.

[0012] Therefore, when installing the partition plate, the bottom plate portion can be placed on either the left or right side of the upright partition plate portion, and even when a POP rail is attached, the tongue portion can be folded in a mountain shape to form a hook at the tip, which can be engaged with the engaging groove on the back of the POP rail. [Effects of the Invention]

[0013] The configuration of this device is as described above. A tongue portion is extended from the bottom plate portion, and this tongue portion is bent to function as a locking portion, making it possible to easily lock and install the partition plate in the desired position regardless of whether a POP rail is installed or not. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] 1 is an overall perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 2] 3A and 3B are a plan view and a cross-sectional view of the main part (tongue portion) of the same. [Figure 3] FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of the usage state (locked state) when the tongue portion is folded in a valley. [Figure 5] 1 is an explanatory diagram of the same state of use (locked state), (a) shows an example when a POP rail is not installed, and (b) and (c) show an example when a POP rail is installed. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0015] Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. The display shelf divider shown in the embodiment is an L-shaped, long object made of a thin transparent plate such as an acrylic plate or a polystyrene plate, and includes an upright divider portion 1 that serves as a partition wall, and a bottom plate portion 2 that forms an L-shaped cross section from the bottom edge of the upright divider portion 1. The height of the upright divider portion 1 and the width of the bottom plate portion 2 are about 5 cm, and the length is 45 to 40 cm, and in particular, tongue portions 3a and 3b are extended from the front and rear ends (longitudinal direction) of the bottom plate portion 2.

[0016] In addition, the tongue portions 3a, 3b protrude 15 to 17 mm from the front and rear ends of the upright partition plate portion 1, and a fold line groove 31 is provided at the boundary (short direction) with the bottom plate portion 2, and a fold line groove 32 is also provided between the tips of the tongue portions 3a, 3b which serve as fold line grooves 31.

[0017] The folding grooves 31, 32 are formed to allow for V-shaped folding, either mountain folds or valley folds, and for example, when the tongue portion 3a is to be a valley fold, the folding groove 31 is provided on the back surface. Of course, a valley fold is also possible in the reverse direction.

[0018] In particular, the folding line groove 32 is not formed across the entire width of the tongue portion 3 (3a, 3b), but has a non-formed portion 33 between the side edges.

[0019] The product display shelf for which the divider panel of the present invention is used has a mounting groove C for a POP rail B formed on the upper front edge of shelf board A. The POP rail B has a flat U-shaped POP mounting section a on the front side into which a POP (price tag, etc.) is inserted, and below the back section c, which is folded downward from the top b of the POP mounting section a, has a hook-shaped locking section d and a leg section e that fits into the mounting groove C.

[0020] The partition board of this invention can be placed on the shelf A of a display shelf regardless of whether or not the above-mentioned POP rail is present. If a POP rail B is not present, the tongue portion 3a can be bent into a V shape in the folding grooves 31, 32, as shown in Figure 5 (a), and inserted into the mounting groove C of the shelf A, thereby placing the partition board on the top surface of the shelf A.

[0021] In particular, when the tongue portion 3a is bent into a V shape, the non-formed portion 33 of the folding line groove 32 becomes bent, and when it is inserted into the mounting groove C in this state and fitted, the elastic rebound caused by the bending of the non-formed portion 33 acts as a biasing force in the opening direction, so when fitted into the mounting groove C, it becomes a pressing force against the inner wall of the mounting groove C and is stably engaged.

[0022] Furthermore, when the POP rail B is attached to the attachment groove C, as shown in Figure 5 (b), the tip of the tongue portion 3b is bent downward to form an inverted L shape in the folding line groove 32, and inserted into the underside of the locking receiving portion d, and the bent tip is inserted into the attachment groove C along the leg plate portion e of the POP rail B, so that the partition plate is locked and placed on the top surface of the shelf plate A.

[0023] As another locking means, the tongue portion 3b may be bent into a mountain shape at the folding line grooves 31, 32, and the tip of the tongue portion 3b may be hooked onto the locking receiving portion d of the POP rail B to lock it, as shown in Figure 5(c). [Explanation of symbols]

[0024] 1 Upright partition section 2 Bottom plate part 3,3a,3b Tongue part 31,32 Broken line groove 33 Non-formed part A Shelf B POP Rail C mounting groove a POP attachment part b top c Back part d Locking part e Leg plate

Claims

1. A display shelf partition board is formed from a thin resin plate and comprises an upright partition board portion that serves as a partition wall, and a bottom board portion that has an L-shaped cross section from the bottom edge of the upright partition board portion, and a tongue portion of an appropriate length that protrudes longitudinally from the upright partition board portion is provided on the bottom board portion, and a V-shaped fold line groove is provided in the short direction on the tongue portion.

2. 2. A display shelf partition panel according to claim 1, wherein the folding grooves for forming valley folds of the tongue portions are not formed across the entire width of the tongue portions, but rather have non-formed portions between the tongue portions and the side edges.

3. 3. A display shelf partition board according to claim 1, wherein the tongue portions are provided at the front and rear ends of the upright partition board portion.

4. 4. A display shelf partition panel according to claim 3, wherein the folding groove is formed so as to be able to be folded in a mountain fold.

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