Merchandise display shelf

Abstract

To reliably lock a merchandise display shelf by a lock mechanism even when a heavy article is displayed on a shelf board and the shelf board is warped in the merchandise display shelf where a lock mechanism is provided for a central part in a horizontal width direction of the merchandise display shelf.SOLUTION: A merchandise display shelf 1 has: a fixed bracket 2 which is fixed to a showcase body and extends into a merchandise display chamber; a movable bracket 3 fitted to the fixed bracket 2 slidably in the back and forth direction; a shelf board 4 which is fitted to the movable bracket 3 and in which merchandise is displayed on an upper surface part; a hook part 9 provided for a front side of a horizontal width direction central part of the fixed bracket 2; and a lock lever 10 which is provided for the front side of the horizontal width direction central part of the movable bracket 3 and is engaged with the hook part 9 when the movable bracket 3 is slid backward.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a product display shelf provided in a showcase for displaying products and slidable in the front-rear direction.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, in stores such as supermarkets and convenience stores, showcases having a plurality of tiers of product display shelves along the vertical direction are used in a product display room. Each product display shelf has a shelf board on which products are displayed, and in many cases, this shelf board is slidable in the front-rear direction. By sliding the shelf board forward and pulling it out of the product display room, the operation of displaying products on the shelf board can be easily performed.

[0003] The shelf board that has been pulled out of the product display room and on which product display has been completed is accommodated in the product display room by sliding it backward. In order to prevent the shelf board accommodated in the product display room from unexpectedly sliding forward for some reason, the sliding operation is restricted using a locking mechanism.

[0004] This locking mechanism is usually provided on both sides in the left-right width direction of the shelf board, and the unlocking operation is performed with both hands. For this reason, the operation of the locking mechanism has become complicated.

[0005] Therefore, it has been proposed to enable the operation of such a locking mechanism to be easily performed with one hand. For example, what is described in Patent Document 1 below is known. The product display shelf described in Patent Document 1 below is composed of a shelf board on which products are displayed and a base that holds the shelf board, and the base is attached to a bracket. The locking mechanism is provided at the center in the left-right width direction of the product display shelf, and the unlocking operation can be performed with one hand.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0006]

Patent Document 1

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED BY THE INVENTION

[0007] The locking mechanism of the merchandise display shelf described in Patent Document 1 is composed of a hooking portion provided on the base (bracket side) and a locking lever provided on the shelf board. When the shelf board is slid backward, the claw portion of the locking lever is hooked on the hooking portion. However, when the shelf board bends when a heavy merchandise is displayed on the shelf board, the position of the locking lever located at the center in the left-right width direction of the shelf board is displaced downward, and when the shelf board is slid backward, the claw portion of the locking lever may not be hooked on the hooking portion.

[0008] The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and an object thereof is to provide a merchandise display shelf in which a locking mechanism is provided at the center in the left-right width direction of the merchandise display shelf, and even when the shelf board bends due to the display of a heavy merchandise on the shelf board, the locking mechanism can surely perform locking.

MEANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEMS

[0009] The merchandise display shelf according to the present invention includes One end is a showcase body on the support column fixed, the other end is extending toward the merchandise display room a pair of left and right a fixed bracket, and a movable bracket slidably attached to the fixed bracket in the front-rear direction, a pair of left and right and has The fixed bracket and the movable bracket are connected by slidably engaging a fixed-side slide rail fixed to the fixed bracket and extending in the front-rear direction with a movable-side bracket fixed to the movable bracket and extending in the front-rear direction. a shelf board attached to the movable bracket and having merchandise displayed on the upper surface portion, a hooking portion provided on the front side of the center in the left-right width direction of the fixed bracket, and a locking lever provided on the front side of the center in the left-right width direction of the movable bracket and engaged with the hooking portion when the movable bracket is slid backward.

[0010] In addition, in the above-described merchandise display shelf, it is desirable that the lock lever is biased in a direction in which it engages with the hook portion and is provided so as to be rotatable in a direction to release the engagement with the hook portion.

Advantages of the Invention

[0011] In the merchandise display shelf according to the present invention, the shelf board is attached to the movable bracket, and when the shelf board is slid in the front-rear direction, the movable bracket slides integrally with the shelf board. Then, by sliding the shelf board and the movable bracket backward, the lock lever provided on the movable bracket is engaged with the hook portion provided on the fixed bracket, and the sliding operation of the shelf board and the movable bracket is restricted. Here, since the lock lever is attached to the movable bracket which is a strong and non-flexible member, even when a heavy product is displayed on the shelf board and the shelf board is bent, the movable bracket does not bend, and the lock lever does not displace downward with respect to the hook portion, and the engagement between the lock lever and the hook portion can be surely performed.

[0012] In addition, in the above-described merchandise display shelf, since the lock lever is biased in a direction in which it engages with the hook portion, when the movable bracket and the shelf board are slid backward, the lock lever automatically engages with the hook portion. Further, since the lock lever is rotatable in a direction to release the engagement with the hook portion, when the movable bracket and the shelf board are slid forward, by rotating the lock lever in a direction in which the engagement with the hook portion is disengaged, the engagement of the lock lever with the hook portion can be easily released, and the operation of sliding the movable bracket and the shelf board forward can be easily performed.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiment for Carrying Out the Invention

[0014] An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a merchandise display shelf 1 disposed in a merchandise display room of a showcase. This merchandise display shelf 1 is composed of a fixed bracket 2, a movable bracket 3, and a shelf board 4.

[0015] The fixed bracket 2 is a strong and difficult-to-flex member, and is composed of a pair of base portions 2a each having one end fixed to a support column of the showcase body and the other end extending toward the inside of the merchandise display room, and a connecting portion 2b connecting the pair of base portions 2a. A fixed-side slide rail 5 extending in the front-rear direction is fixed to the inner peripheral surface of the base portion 2a.

[0016] The movable bracket 3 is a strong and difficult-to-flex member slidably attached to the fixed bracket 2 in the front-rear direction, and is composed of a pair of base portions 3a and a connecting portion 3b connecting the pair of base portions 3a. A movable-side slide rail 6 extending in the front-rear direction and slidably engaging with the fixed-side slide rail 5 is fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the base portion 3a.

[0017] The shelf board 4 is a member on which merchandise is displayed on the upper surface side, is attached to the movable bracket 3, and is provided so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction integrally with the movable bracket 3. Two beams 7 are provided on the lower surface side of the shelf board 4 in a direction orthogonal to the slide direction of the movable bracket 3, and recesses 8 with which the beams 7 engage are formed in the base portion 3a of the movable bracket 3. The shelf board 4 is attached to the movable bracket 3 by engaging the beams 7 with the recesses 8.

[0018] A hook portion 9 is attached to the lower surface side of the connecting portion 2b of the fixed bracket 2 at the front side of the fixed bracket 2 and at the central portion in the left-right width direction. This hook portion 9 is configured by forming an opening 9b in a metal plate 9a bent so that the tip side has an inclined surface shape.

[0019] On the lower surface side of the connecting portion 3b of the movable bracket 3, a lock lever 10 is attached at the front side of the movable bracket 3 and at the center in the left - right width direction. This lock lever 10 is rotatably supported around a support shaft 10a having a horizontal axis. A claw 10b is formed at one end side of the lock lever 10, and a pressing portion 10c is formed at the other end side of the lock lever 10. And this lock lever 10 is biased by a spring 10d in a direction in which the claw 10b engages with the opening 9b of the engaging portion 9. Also, this lock lever 10 is rotatable in a direction to release the engagement of the claw 10b with the opening 9b by pressing the pressing portion 10c upward.

[0020] In such a configuration, FIG. 2 shows a state in which the movable bracket 3 is locked and the sliding operation is restricted. When the movable bracket 3 and the shelf board 4 slide to a predetermined position in the front, the claw 10b of the lock lever 10 attached to the movable bracket 3 enters the opening 9b of the engaging portion 9, and the claw 10b is engaged with the edge of the opening 9b by the biasing force of the spring 10d. Thereby, it is prevented that the movable bracket 3 slides forward unexpectedly for some reason.

[0021] FIG. 3 shows a state in which the lock of the movable bracket 3 is released. By pressing the pressing portion 10c of the lock lever 10 upward from the locked state shown in FIG. 2 and rotating the lock lever 10 to the position shown by the two - dotted chain line, the engagement of the claw 10b with the opening 9b is disengaged. While maintaining the state where the engagement of the claw 10b with the opening 9b is disengaged, by sliding the movable bracket 3 and the shelf board 4 forward (in the direction of arrow a), the lock between the lock lever 10 and the engaging portion 9 is released. After the lock between the lock lever 10 and the engaging portion 9 is released, by continuously sliding the movable bracket 3 and the shelf board 4 forward, they can be pulled out of the product display room, and the operation of displaying products on the shelf board 4 pulled out of the product display room can be easily performed.

[0022] Here, since the shelf board 4 is attached to the movable bracket 3 which is a strong and difficult-to-flex member, even when heavy goods are displayed on the shelf board 4 and the shelf board 4 flexes, the movable bracket 3 will not flex. And since the lock lever 10 is attached to the movable bracket 3, even when the shelf board 4 with heavy goods displayed flexes, the movable bracket 3 will not flex. For this reason, it does not happen that the lock lever 10 attached to the movable bracket 3 is displaced downward with respect to the engaging portion 9 attached to the fixed bracket 2. And when the movable bracket 3 and the shelf board 4 are slid forward after displaying goods on the shelf board 4 and the lock lever 10 is engaged with the engaging portion 9, the lock lever 10 and the engaging portion 9 can be surely engaged. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the situation where the movable bracket 3 and the shelf board 4 slide forward unexpectedly for some reason due to insufficient engagement between the lock lever 10 and the engaging portion 9.

[0023] Since the lock lever 10 is biased by the biasing force of the spring 10d in the direction in which the claw 10b engages with the opening 9b of the engaging portion 9, when the movable bracket 3 and the shelf board 4 are slid forward, the lock lever 10 automatically engages with the engaging portion 9. Also, the lock lever 10 can be rotated in the direction to release the engagement with the engaging portion 9. For this reason, when sliding the movable bracket 3 and the shelf board 4 forward, the pressing portion 10c is pressed to rotate the lock lever 10 in the direction in which the engagement with the engaging portion 9 is disengaged. Thereby, the engagement between the lock lever 10 and the engaging portion 9 can be easily released, and the operation of sliding the movable bracket 3 and the shelf board 4 forward can be easily performed. Moreover, since only one lock lever 10 is provided at the center in the left-right width direction of the movable bracket 3, the operation of the lock lever 10 can be performed with one hand, and the operation of pulling out the shelf board 4 and the movable bracket 3 out of the product display room can be easily performed.

Explanation of Signs

[0024] 1 Product display shelf 2 Fixed bracket 2a Base 2b Connecting portion 3 Movable bracket 3a Base 3b Connecting part 4 Shelf board 5 Fixed-side slide rail 6 Movable-side slide rail 7 Beam 8 Recess 9 Hanging part 9a Metal plate 9b Opening 10 Lock lever 10a Support shaft 10b Claw 10c Pressing part 10d Spring

Claims

1. A fixed bracket composed of a pair of bases with one end fixed to the support column of the showcase body and the other end extending toward the interior of the product display chamber, and a connecting portion connecting the pair of bases; A movable bracket composed of a pair of bases slidably attached to the fixed bracket in the front-rear direction and a connecting portion connecting the pair of bases; having; The fixed bracket and the movable bracket are slidably attached in the front-rear direction by slidably engaging a fixed-side slide rail fixed to the base of the fixed bracket and extending in the front-rear direction, and a movable-side slide rail fixed to the base of the movable bracket and extending in the front-rear direction; A shelf board attached to the movable bracket and having products displayed on the upper surface portion; A hook portion provided on the front side of the center in the left-right width direction of the connecting portion of the fixed bracket; A lock lever provided on the front side of the center in the left-right width direction of the connecting portion of the movable bracket and engaged with the hook portion when the movable bracket is slid backward; A product display shelf, characterized by having the above.

2. The product display shelf according to claim 1, characterized in that the lock lever is biased in a direction to engage with the hook portion and is rotatably provided in a direction to release the engagement with the hook portion.

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