JP3118700U - Product dispenser device - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a product dispenser device that enables easy and reliable engagement between a pressing plate and a rail portion even when a rail sliding portion of the pressing plate is formed long.
A press plate having a case 2 for displaying a product 4, a rail portion 5 formed along a direction in which the product 4 is pushed out, and a rail sliding contact portion slidably engaged with the rail portion 5. 10 and a product dispenser device 1 having a spring 11 that urges the push plate 10 along the rail portion 5 in the pushing direction of the product 4, and communicates with the rail portion 5. In addition, a detachable opening 15 through which the rail sliding contact portion can be inserted is provided.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a product dispenser device that functions to push out displayed products from the rear to the front, and pushes out the remaining products from the rear each time the product is taken out.

  Various structures are disclosed as an extruding device (product dispenser device) for a displayed product. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a structure in which a product holder is slid forward using a spiral leaf spring as a means for pushing out a product, and products are sequentially pushed forward. Further, the applicant of the present application has developed the structures disclosed in Patent Document 2 and Patent Document 3 to solve the problems of the structure described in Patent Document 1, and in these documents, the rail portion and The product includes a push plate that is slidably engaged with the rail portion and a spring that biases the push plate toward one end of the rail portion, and the product is moved forward by the push plate that is pressed forward by the spring. A basic structure for extrusion is disclosed.

In the above conventional structure, the case for storing the product and the mechanism for pushing out the product are separate, and the case and the rail portion are formed of separate members. However, with the recent demand for mass production of the display product extruding device, it is desired that the case and the rail portion are integrally formed by injection molding. When such a case integrated with the rail is used, an opening for inserting the push plate could not be formed at the end of the rail, so as shown in FIGS. 9 (a) and 9 (b) When the plate 100 is engaged with the rail portion 101, first, the rail sliding contact portion 102 formed at the lower end portion of the push plate 100 and slidingly contacting the rail portion 101 is inserted into the rail 101 portion obliquely, and then the direction of the arrow By rotating the pressing plate 100, the pressing plate 100 and the rail 101 portion are engaged with each other by utilizing the bending of the pressing plate 100 and the rail portion 101.
JP 59-218113 A JP 2005-237666 A Utility Model Registration No. 3115289

  However, in the above-described conventional method, the length X of the rail sliding contact portion 102 can be increased only within the allowable range of the deflection of the pressing plate 100 and the rail portion 101, so that the pressing plate 100 rotates with respect to the rail portion 101. Such a movement, i.e., looseness is likely to occur, and the slidability of the push plate 100 deteriorates.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to improve the slidability of the push plate and to enable easy and reliable engagement between the push plate and the rail portion.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention includes a case for displaying a product, a rail portion formed along the pushing direction of the product, and a rail sliding contact portion that is slidably engaged with the rail portion. A product dispenser device comprising a push plate having a spring and a spring for urging the push plate along the rail portion in the push-out direction of the product, the product dispenser device being in communication with the rail portion and the rail An attachment / detachment opening through which the sliding contact portion can be inserted is provided (Claim 1).

  According to this configuration, when the push plate is engaged with the rail portion, the rail sliding contact portion of the push plate is inserted into the attachment / detachment opening portion, and then the push plate is moved from the attachment / detachment opening portion to the rail portion. When the push plate is detached from the rail portion, the push plate engaged with the rail portion is moved to the attachment / detachment opening, and then the push plate is detached from the attachment / detachment opening. This eliminates the need to bend the rail portion and the rail sliding contact portion when attaching and detaching the pressing plate to / from the rail portion, so that the pressing plate can be easily and reliably formed even if the rail sliding contact portion is formed long. It can be attached and detached, and the stable slidability of the push plate can be realized.

  Further, in the configuration according to claim 1, it is preferable that the rail portion and the attachment / detachment opening portion are formed by notches having a predetermined shape formed in the case (claim 2).

  With this configuration, the case in which the rail portion and the detachable opening portion are integrally formed can be manufactured by injection molding, so that a device having stable slidability is produced in large quantities at low cost. It becomes possible.

  In the configuration according to claim 2, the detachable opening may have a shape in which the rail sliding contact portion can be inserted is set at a predetermined angle with respect to the longitudinal direction of the rail portion. Preferred (claim 3).

  According to this configuration, when the push plate is engaged, the push plate is first rotated at a predetermined angle with respect to the rail portion and inserted into the detachable opening, and then the push plate is parallel to the rail portion. Rotate it so that it slides into the rail. As a result, the push plate once engaged with the rail portion does not detach from the rail portion unless it rotates backward in the attachment / detachment opening, and the push plate can almost rotate as long as the spring is fixed. Since there is no, reliable engagement can be realized.

  Further, in the configuration according to claim 3, it is preferable that the attachment / detachment opening is formed at a rear side of a locking step formed at a rear portion of the rail portion for locking the push plate ( Claim 4).

  The position where the detachable opening is formed is preferably at the rear end of the rail portion or in the vicinity thereof, and particularly when it is behind the locking step, there is a possibility that the push plate may be unexpectedly detached. Lower.

  According to the present invention, when the push plate is attached to and detached from the rail portion, there is no need to bend the rail portion and the rail sliding contact portion as in the prior art. Thus, the pressing plate can be attached and detached, and stable slidability of the pressing plate can be realized. Moreover, since the case in which the rail portion and the detachable opening are integrally formed can be produced by injection molding, it is possible to mass-produce devices having stable slidability at low cost.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. A product dispenser device 1 according to this embodiment shown in FIG. 1 includes a case 2 and an advancement device 3. The case 2 is a rectangular member made of, for example, a transparent resin material, and stores an arbitrary product 4 such as tobacco. The advance tool 3 is slidably fixed to the bottom surface portion of the case 2 and has an effect of pushing the product 4 forward.

  The case 2 is formed in an appropriate size according to the shape and storage amount of the product 4, and the upper surface thereof is opened, and the rail portion 5, the locking step 6, the spring fixing portion 7, and the detachable opening portion 15 are formed on the bottom surface. Is formed. The rail portion 5 is a groove-shaped opening formed in the longitudinal direction, that is, in the arrangement direction of the products, at a substantially central portion of the bottom surface of the case 2, and slides the pressing plate 10 that constitutes a part of the advancement device 3. It is the part which engages movably. The locking step 6 is a step formed in the vicinity of the rear end of the rail portion 5 and is a portion for locking the push plate 10 when the product 4 is stored. The spring fixing portion 7 is a portion for fixing one end portion of the spring 11 constituting a part of the advancement instrument 3. The detachable opening 15 is a portion that becomes an entrance or an exit when the push plate 10 is engaged with the rail portion 5 and when the push plate 10 is detached from the rail portion 5.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the advancement tool 3 includes a push plate 10 and a spring 11. The push plate 10 is in contact with the product 4 located at the rearmost portion, and presses the entire product 4 forward by the force of the spring 11. The spring 11 is a spiral leaf spring with a winding. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the winding portion 11 a is arranged on the back side of the pressing plate 10 and one end portion 11 b thereof. Is fixed to the spring fixing portion 7 (see FIG. 1) of the case 2 to pressurize the push plate 10 forward.

  The push plate 10 is a member made entirely of a resin material. As shown in FIG. 4, the front surface portion 20, the rear surface portion 21, the rail sliding contact portion 23, the reinforcing portion 24, the lower piece portion 26, and the spring insertion groove 27. The front portion 20 is a surface that faces the product 4 and abuts on the last product 4 when the product 4 is displayed.

  The rail sliding contact portion 23 is a concave portion that fits with the rail portion 5 formed in the case 2, and includes an upper surface sliding contact portion 30 that is in sliding contact with the upper surface side of the rail portion 5, and a lower surface side of the rail portion 5. The lower surface sliding contact portion 31 is in sliding contact. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4E, the lower surface sliding contact portion 31 has a length a in the longitudinal direction equal to that of the upper surface sliding contact portion 30, and a length b in the short direction is an upper surface sliding contact. It is shorter than the contact part 30.

  The reinforcing portion 24 is two substantially fan-shaped members erected on the back surface portion 21, and the winding portion 11 a of the spring 11 described above is formed in a space 32 defined between the two reinforcing portions 24. Is placed. The lower piece portion 26 is a portion erected from the back surface portion 21 in the vicinity of the lower end of the space 32 defined between the two reinforcing portions 24. The spring insertion groove 27 is a groove-shaped through hole formed below the lower piece portion 26 and above the lowermost end portion of the push plate 10.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the detachable opening 15 communicates with the rearmost portion of the rail portion 5 and has a substantially quadrangular shape that is inclined by 45 ° with respect to an extension line in the longitudinal direction of the rail portion 5. The length e of the long side portion 16 is longer than the length c between the lower surface sliding contact portions 31 of the push plate 10 (see FIG. 4E) and longer than the length d between the upper surface sliding contact portions 30. The length f of the short side portion 17 is slightly longer than the length a (see FIG. 4E). In addition, the long side portion 16 and the side 18 facing the long side portion 16 are prevented from coming into contact with the rail sliding groove 23 of the push plate 10 (hereinafter, described in FIG. 6B), the curved portions 19a, 19b is formed. The inclination angle (45 °) of the detachable opening 15 with respect to the rail portion 5 can be arbitrarily set within a range of about ± 40 °.

  When the pressing plate 10 is engaged with the rail portion 5, first, as shown in FIG. 6A, the lower surface sliding contact portion 31 of the pressing plate 10 is inserted into the attaching / detaching opening 15, and then FIG. ), The push plate 10 is rotated in the direction of the arrow so that the lower surface sliding contact portion 31 goes to the back side of the case 2 and the rail sliding contact portion 23 rotates along the curved portions 19a and 19b. . Then, as shown in FIG. 6 (c), when the push plate 10 is parallel to the rail portion 5 (so that the front portion 20 of the push plate 10 faces forward), as shown in FIG. 6 (d), The push plate 10 is inserted into the rail portion 5, and one end portion 11 b (see FIG. 2) of the spring 11 is fixed to the spring fixing portion 7 at the front end portion of the rail portion 5. Further, when the product 4 is stored in the case 2, the push plate 10 is locked to the locking step 6 as shown in FIGS. 7 (a) and 7 (b).

  With the above configuration, the push plate 10 once engaged with the rail portion 5 is not detached from the rail portion 5 unless it is rotated by 45 ° in the attachment / detachment opening 15, and is unexpectedly pushed as long as the spring 11 is fixed. 10 cannot be detached from the rail portion 5.

  Moreover, according to the said structure, even if the length a (refer FIG.4 (e)) along the longitudinal direction of the rail part 5 of the lower surface sliding contact part 31 is a length equivalent to the upper surface sliding contact part 30, The push plate 10 can be easily and reliably engaged with the rail portion 5. As a result, as shown in FIG. 8A, the angle α at which the push plate 10 is inclined with respect to the rail portion 5 is smaller than the angle β in the conventional structure shown in FIG. The amount of restoration when tilted between the portion 23 and the rail portion 5 is reduced, the restoration time is shortened, and the frictional resistance is made uniform and can be reduced. Further, as shown in FIG. 8C, the forward tilt angle γ of the push plate 10 is smaller than the conventional forward tilt angle Δ shown in FIG. can get.

  In the present embodiment, the configuration in which the rail portion 5 and the detachable opening 15 are formed integrally with the case 2 is shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this, for example, the rail portion 5 and the detachable opening. Even if 15 is made up of a separate part from the case 2, it can be applied. Moreover, although the structure which formed the rail part 5 in the bottom face of the case 2 was shown, this invention is not restricted to this, When the rail part 5 is formed in the side surface of the case 2, or the inclined bottom face Even so, it is adapted.

It is a perspective view which shows the Example of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of an advance tool. It is a side view which shows the structure of an advance tool. (A) is a front view of the push plate, (b) is a side view of the push plate, (c) is a rear view of the push plate, (d) is a top view of the push plate, (e ) Is a bottom view of the push plate. It is a figure which shows the structure of a detachable opening part. (A), (b), (c), (d) is a figure which shows the procedure of engaging a push plate from a detachable opening part to a rail part. (A) is a top view which shows the state which locked the push plate to the latching level | step difference, (b) is a side view which shows the same state. (A) is a figure which shows the state which the push plate has engaged with the rail part in this invention, (b) is a figure which shows the state in which the push plate has engaged with the rail part in the conventional structure, (C) is a figure which shows the state which the push plate has engaged with the rail part in this invention, (d) is a figure which shows the state in which the push plate has engaged with the rail part in the conventional structure. It is a figure which shows the procedure of engaging a push plate with a rail part in the conventional structure.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Commodity dispenser apparatus 2 Case 3 Leading tool 4 Commodity 5 Rail part 6 Locking step 7 Spring fixing part 10 Push plate 11 Spring 11a Winding part 11b One end part 15 Removable opening part

Claims (4)

A case for displaying a product, a rail portion formed along the pushing direction of the product, a push plate having a rail sliding contact portion that slidably engages with the rail portion, and the push plate for the rail portion A product dispenser device comprising a spring for urging the product in the pushing direction along the line,
A product dispenser device characterized by being provided with a detachable opening that communicates with the rail portion and through which the rail sliding contact portion can be inserted.   2. The product dispenser device according to claim 1, wherein the rail portion and the detachable opening are configured by a notch having a predetermined shape formed in the case.   3. The product dispenser device according to claim 2, wherein the detachable opening has a shape in which the rail sliding contact portion can be inserted at a predetermined angle with respect to a longitudinal direction of the rail portion.   4. The product dispenser device according to claim 3, wherein the attachment / detachment opening is formed at a rear portion of a locking step for locking the push plate formed at a rear portion of the rail portion.

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