JP7198107B2 - Merchandise display system - Google Patents

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TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a product display system, and more particularly to a technique for reducing the burden of workers in displaying and replenishing products.

Conventionally, in convenience stores, merchandise display and replenishment work is manually performed by employees (workers) of the convenience store. Such product display and replenishment work is hard work for employees. In particular, it is not preferable to replenish the display of products displayed at low temperatures, such as drinking water, because employees work for a long time in a storeroom that stores the products at such low temperatures.

Therefore, a product transport system has been developed that performs fully automatic product display and replenishment work instead of employees (Patent Document 1).

JP 2018-158836 A

By the way, in the retail industry, including convenience stores, there are sparse times when there are relatively many customers and when there are relatively few customers. It's not easy for people. Therefore, in such retail stores, the time and labor costs required for product display and replenishment work can be reduced by having employees who are busy replenishing the product display during times when there are relatively few customers. Mitigation is common.

Here, in view of the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1, installing a large-scale device such as that used in a product transport system in a small-scale store such as a convenience store requires a lot of space for installing the device. There is a problem that it is difficult to secure and recover the cost of installation.

The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and its object is to reduce the labor of workers involved in the display and replenishment of merchandise by making the construction relatively small and inexpensive. To provide a commodity display system capable of

In order to achieve the above object, the product display system of the present invention includes: a storehouse facing the inside of a store for storing products; a display shelf for displaying products, and a display device arranged in the storage for displaying the products on the display shelf; a holding unit that holds the plurality of commodities and continuously delivers them forward; and a sending unit that continuously delivers the commodities held by the holding unit and continuously delivers them to the display shelf. characterized by

Preferably, the display device includes a receiving section that receives the commodity held by the holding section, and the holding section is capable of preventing the commodity held by the holding section from moving to the receiving section. A restraining portion is provided, and the sending portion preferably sends out the plurality of commodities held side by side in the holding portion continuously to the display shelf via the receiving portion.

Preferably, the holding part is arranged in the storage, and a supply part is formed in a wall of the storage, which opens toward the outside of the storage and is connected to the holding part. good.
Preferably, the receiving section is a transfer device that moves the placed commodities, and is arranged along the end of the display shelf opposite to the inside of the store.

Preferably, the sending section is provided with a guide for changing the direction of movement of the product moved by the receiving section.
Preferably, the display device further includes an elevating unit capable of vertically elevating the receiving unit and the delivering unit.

Preferably, the storage has a storage shelf for storing the products, and a door provided on a wall of the storage, wherein the storage shelf is arranged along the wall and the door is preferably provided at a position corresponding to the storage shelf.

According to the commodity display system of the present invention, since the display device for displaying commodities on the display shelf is arranged in the storeroom provided in the store, the space required for installation in the store can be reduced. can be done. In addition, for example, after the holding unit holds the merchandise supplied by the employee, the sending unit sends the merchandise to the display shelf, so that the employee can replenish the display on the merchandise display shelf by using the display device.

As a result, it is possible to reduce the labor of the employees involved in the display replenishment work with a relatively small-scale and inexpensive configuration.

1 is a floor plan of a store in which automatic display shelves according to the present invention are arranged; FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line I-I in FIG. 1; It is a side view of a merchandise display unit. It is a front view of a merchandise display unit. It is a perspective view around the conveying device in the merchandise display unit as seen from the front left. It is a perspective view around the conveying device in the merchandise display unit as seen from the rear left. 3 is a block diagram showing the connection relationship of controllers; FIG. It is the image which the camera imaged. FIG. 2 is a front view of the product storage rack and its surroundings as seen from the arrow A in FIG. 1; FIG. 2 is a front view of a product supply unit and its surroundings as viewed in arrow B in FIG. 1; It is explanatory drawing explaining the aspect which the goods are displayed on each lane of a shelf board by the conveyance control which a conveyance control part performs. It is explanatory drawing explaining the aspect which the goods are displayed on each lane of a shelf board by the conveyance control which a conveyance control part performs. It is explanatory drawing explaining the aspect which the goods are displayed on each lane of a shelf board by the conveyance control which a conveyance control part performs. It is explanatory drawing explaining the aspect which the goods are displayed on each lane of a shelf board by the conveyance control which a conveyance control part performs. FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a first directional changer according to another embodiment; FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a first direction changer according to yet another embodiment; FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a first direction changer according to a modification of yet another embodiment;

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown a floor plan of a store 1 in which an automatic display shelf 9 according to the present invention is arranged. The store 1 is, for example, a convenience store that retails products. In this store 1, a counter 3, a room temperature shelf 5, a refrigerator shelf 7 and an automatic display shelf 9 according to the present invention are arranged.

The counter 3 is a cashier counter for paying when a customer purchases a product selected in the store 2. - 特許庁The room temperature shelf 5 is a product display shelf for displaying products that can be stored and displayed at room temperature. The refrigerating shelf 7 is a product display shelf for displaying products that need to be stored and displayed at a low temperature (for example, 5°C) lower than room temperature.

The automatic display shelf 9 is a product display shelf having a refrigerating room 11 (storage) and an aisle 13 (outside). A passageway 13 is arranged on the opposite side. This automatic display shelf 9 allows a visitor to take out the product 100 by opening the glass door 9a (see FIG. 2) to the store 2 side.

Further, the automatic display shelf 9 can automatically perform display replenishment work for displaying the products 100 on the product display shelf 24 described later. Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the direction facing the inside of the store 2 as seen from the refrigerator compartment 11 will be referred to as the front, and the direction facing the aisle 13 will be referred to as the rear.

The refrigerator compartment 11 is a room in which the temperature inside is kept at a low temperature (constant temperature), and is a so-called walk-in room in which employees (workers) can enter by opening the door 21 . The refrigerator compartment 11 is provided with a product storage shelf 23 (storage shelf), a product display shelf 24 (display shelf), and a product display unit 40 (display device).

Referring to FIG. 2, a cross-sectional view of section I--I in FIG. 1 is shown. The commodity storage shelf 23 is a shelf for storing the commodity 100 to be displayed on the refrigerator shelf 7 or the display shelf, for example, and is arranged along the heat insulation wall 31 to be described later. That is, since the inside of the refrigerator compartment 11 is kept at a low temperature, the products 100 stored in the product storage shelf 23 are also kept at a low temperature.

The product display shelf 24 has a main body 25 and shelf boards 27 . The main body 25 is a frame that forms the main body of the product display shelf 24 . The shelves 27 are substantially horizontal, and are supported by the main body 25 so that the front ends 27a are inclined downward. For example, a plurality of rollers (not shown) are provided on the upper surface of the shelf plate 27 . Thus, when the product 100 is placed on the rear end 27b (end portion) of the shelf board 27 on the passage 13 side, the product 100 can smoothly move forward.

Further, a plurality of lanes extending in the front-rear direction are provided in the left-right direction on the upper surface of the shelf plate 27 (see FIG. 5 described later). Therefore, the shelf board 27 can display the products 100 sorted by type on each lane. The merchandise display unit 40 is a device that displays the merchandise 100 on the shelf board 27 . Details will be described later.
The aisle 13 is a section into which employees and the like can enter. The passage 13 is separated from the refrigerating compartment 11 by, for example, a heat insulating wall 31 (wall) having low heat conductivity.

The heat insulating wall 31 is provided with a product take-out door 33 (door) and a product supply section 35 (supply section). The commodity take-out door 33 is provided at a position corresponding to the commodity storage shelf 23, and when opened, the commodity 100 can be displayed and stored on the commodity storage shelf 23, or the stored commodity 100 can be taken out from behind. is a door that allows The product supply section 35 is an opening provided in the heat insulating wall 31 for supplying the product 100 to the product display unit 40 .

By providing the product take-out door 33 in the heat insulating wall 31 in this manner, the employee can take out the product 100 without entering the refrigerating chamber 11, so that the length of the refrigerating chamber 11 in the front-rear direction can be reduced. Therefore, the space required for installing the automatic display shelf 9 in the store 1 can be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the size of a refrigerating device (not shown) required for uniformizing the temperature in the refrigerating compartment 11 and to reduce the energy required for cooling.

The product display unit 40 is a device provided on the rear side of the product display shelf 24 , and can place the product 100 supplied from the product supply unit 35 on the rear end 27 b of the shelf plate 27 .
3 and 4, side and front views of the merchandise display unit 40 are shown. Also, referring to FIGS. 5 and 6, there are shown perspective views around the conveying device 47 in the product display unit 40 as seen from the left front and left rear. The product display unit 40 includes a frame 41, an elevating device 43 (elevating section), a conveying device 47, and a bucket 45 (holding section).

The frame 41 is a skeleton that supports the lifting device 43 and the transport device 47 . The lifting device 43 includes a support base 51 and a driving machine 53 . The support base 51 is arranged across the left and right column members 41a of the frame 41 so as to be vertically movable. The support base 51 has rails 51a and support legs 51b.

The rail 51a is a column member that supports a second direction changer 62 of the conveying device 47, which will be described later, so as to be movable in the left-right direction. The support leg 51b is a flat plate member having a column portion 51c and an attachment portion 51d, and is formed in a substantially U-shape downward, and is attached to the left and right ends of the rail 51a. The pillars 51c are a pair of front and rear support pillars extending upward from the front and rear ends of the rail 51a. The mounting portion 51d is formed to extend in the front-rear direction over the upper ends of the pair of front and rear column portions 51c.

The driving machine 53 has an elevating rail 53a, an elevating belt 53b, an elevating motor 53c and a counterweight 53d. The elevating rail 53a is a rail extending vertically and formed on the right column member 41a of the frame 41 . The elevating rail 53a supports the support base 51 so as to be movable in the vertical direction while restricting the movement of the support base 51 in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction.

The lifting belt 53b is a timing belt with gear teeth formed on the inner side in the front-rear direction, and extends downward while engaging the lifting motor 53c at its upper portion. The lifting belt 53b has a front end attached to the support base 51 and a rear end attached to the counterweight 53d. The lifting motor 53c is provided at the upper end of the lifting rail 53a, and can pull the lifting belt 53b by being driven.

Further, the lifting motor 53c can drive the lifting belt 53b by being driven. The counterweight 53d is, for example, a weight having substantially the same mass as the mass of the support base 51. As shown in FIG.

As a result, the drive unit 53 drives the lifting motor 53c to pull the lifting belt 53b to move the support table 51 vertically along the lifting rails 53a, and to move the support table 51 and the counterweight 53d. The support base 51 can be stopped at a predetermined position by suspending the masses of and.

The bucket 45 is a platform having one end fixed to the heat insulating wall 31 and the other end extending forward. The bucket 45 has a stock portion 45a, a gate 45b (stopping portion), and a gate motor 45c.

The stock portion 45a is formed on the upper side of the bucket 45 and has a concave shape extending in the front-rear direction. is. The stock portion 45a is substantially horizontal and inclined such that the front side is slightly downward. For example, a plurality of rollers (not shown) are provided on the upper surface of the stock portion 45a.

The gate 45b is attached to the front end of the bucket 45 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction. ). On the other hand, when the gate 45b is positioned to extend forward, it forms a surface substantially parallel to the upper surface of the stock portion 45a (gate ON state). The gate motor 45c is an electric motor attached to the gate 45b and can rotate the gate 45b.

Therefore, the bucket 45 can keep the product 100 supplied from the product supply unit 35 stationary when the gate 45b is in the gate OFF state. In addition, the stationary product 100 can be sent forward by turning the gate 45b into the gate ON state.

The transport device 47 is a device that transports the product 100 sent from the bucket 45 to the lane corresponding to the product 100 on the shelf board 27 . The conveying device 47 has a conveyor 60 (receiving section), a first direction changer 61 and a second direction changer 62 (sending section).

The conveyor 60 is a so-called belt conveyor device having a belt 60a (delivery section) and a support frame 60b that supports the belt 60a, and moves the products 100 placed on the belt 60a in the direction in which the belt 60a rotates. be able to. Here, the direction in which the belt 60a rotates means the direction in which the upper surface moves in the horizontal direction, and the direction in which the belt 60a rotates can be changed by controlling the operation of the conveyor 60. can. Further, the conveyor 60 has a support frame 60b fixed to the mounting portion 51d of the support table 51. As shown in FIG.

The first directional changer 61 has a first support skeleton 61 a and a first guide 61 b and is arranged on the right side of the conveyor 60 . The first support frame 61a is a frame member whose lower end is attached to the support frame 60b and which extends upward. The first guide 61b is a member having an arcuate first curved portion 61c, and is attached to the first support frame 61a so as to be rotatable about the vertical direction. The rotation axis of the first guide 61b is positioned substantially at the center of the belt 60a in the front-rear direction.

Here, the first direction changer 61 rotates the first guide 61b so that the front end of the first curved portion 61c is positioned on the left side and the rear end of the first curved portion 61c is in the saving mode. It is possible to switch to an unloading mode in which the part is located on the left side.

The second directional changer 62 is arranged on the rail 51a so as to be movable in the left-right direction. The second direction changer 62 has a left/right driving portion 62a, a second support skeleton 62b, and a second guide 62c (guide). The left/right drive unit 62a can move the second direction changer 62 in the left/right direction by driving a motor 62e provided on the rail 51a, for example.

The second support frame 62b is a frame portion formed by extending upward from the rear portion of the left/right driving portion 62a. The second guide 62c is fixedly attached to the second support frame 62b and arranged at a position corresponding to the belt 60a of the conveyor 60 . The second guide 62c is formed with a second curved portion 62d similarly to the first guide 61b, so that the product 100 placed on the belt 60a and moved can be delivered to the shelf plate 27. As shown in FIG.

Further, the conveying device 47 has a camera 71 above the first support frame 61a, a take-out monitor 73 above the product take-out door 33 of the insulating wall 31, and a supply monitor 75 to the left of the product supply unit 35. are arranged respectively. A camera 71, a take-out monitor 73, a supply monitor 75, and a controller 77 electrically connected to the above-described various motors are arranged on the heat insulating wall 31, for example.

The camera 71 is an imaging device that is arranged behind the product 100 and captures an image in the front obliquely downward direction. 100 is captured.

The take-out monitor 73 is a liquid crystal monitor that displays to the employee who takes out the product 100 from the product take-out door 33, and can notify the employee of the display status of the product 100 and the product that needs to be replenished (Fig. 9). The supply monitor 75 is a liquid crystal monitor that displays the supply procedure of the product 100 to be supplied among the products 100, and allows the employee to know how many of which product should be supplied and in what order. Notification can be made (see FIG. 10 to be described later).

The controller 77 is a control device for performing overall control, and includes an input/output device, a storage device (ROM, RAM, non-volatile RAM, etc.), a central processing unit (CPU), and the like.

Referring to FIG. 7, a block diagram showing connection relationships of the controller 77 is shown. The camera 71 is electrically connected to the input side of the controller 77, and imaging information captured by the camera 71 is input. The controller 77 has a display status determination section 81 , a supply order determination section 83 , a monitor control section 85 and a transport control section 87 .

Referring to FIG. 8, imaging information captured by the camera 71 is shown. Display situation determination by the display situation determination unit 81 will be described below with reference to FIG. For convenience of explanation, the shelf board 27 located at the same height as the upper surface of the belt 60a of the conveyor 60 in the vertical direction is called this shelf board 27d, and the upper shelf board 27 is called an upper shelf board 27u.

As an example, the camera 71 captures three lanes of the lanes of the shelf board 27d: the rightmost lane La, the leftmost lane Lb, and the leftmost lane Lc. Here, products 100A are placed in lane La, products 100B are placed in lane Lb, and products 100C are placed in lane Lc. The products 100A, 100B, and 100C are beverage products using, for example, colorless and transparent plastic bottle containers, and only the caps 101 are made of colored resin.

By the way, considering the use of an infrared sensor that measures a distance by receiving emitted infrared rays, for example, a colorless and transparent container may cause erroneous detection because the emitted infrared rays are diffusely reflected.

Therefore, the display status determination unit 81 measures the distance from the upper end of the cap 101 to the rear end 27b of the lower surface directly above the upper shelf plate 27u based on the image captured by the camera 71, so that the display can be placed on each of the lanes La, Lb, and Lc. The number of products 100A, 100B, and 100C placed is determined.

More specifically, the display status determination unit 81 stores product information such as the height and diameter of the products 100A, 100B, and 100C, the front-rear length of the shelf 27d, and the distance from the upper surface of the shelf 27d to the upper shelf 27u. Shelf information such as the distance to the bottom rear end 27b is registered in advance by an employee or the like. Based on these product information and shelf information, products 100A, 100B, and 100C displayed on lanes La, Lb, and Lc are determined by distances ha, hb, and hc from the upper end of cap 101 to the rear end 27b of the lower surface directly above upper shelf plate 27u. An indicator 102 can be created that indicates the number of .

Therefore, the display status determination unit 81 stores in advance an index 102 based on the relationship between the distances ha, hb, and hc from the upper end of the cap 101 to the rear end 27b of the lower surface directly above the upper shelf plate 27u and the number of products 100. can be done.

Assuming that the distance from the upper end of the cap 101 to the rear end 27b of the lower surface directly above the upper shelf plate 27u is the distance ha in the lane La, the display status determination unit 81 determines the display status based on the index 102 indicating the number of products. By judging the situation, it is determined that the number of products 100A is three, for example, because the distance ha is the length closest to the line of "three". Similarly, assuming that lane Lb has a distance of hb and lane Lc has a distance of hc, the display status determination unit 81 determines that the number of products 100B is one and the number of products 100C is five.

In this manner, by determining the number of products 100A, 100B, and 100C displayed in lanes La, Lb, and Lc based on image information captured by camera 71, product 100 can be displayed without causing false detection. situation can be determined.

Although the display status determination unit 81 has been described as measuring the distance from the upper end of the cap 101 to the lower surface rear end 27b directly above the upper shelf plate 27u, the distance to the lower surface rear end 27b of the shelf plate 27 two steps above is measured. may be measured, or the distance from the upper end of the cap 101 to the rear end 27b directly below the shelf plate 27d may be measured. You may make it measure the distance of .

In measuring the distance from the upper end of the cap 101 to the reference portion in this way, the number of products 100 can be counted even on the uppermost shelf plate 27 by setting the reference portion to be the rear end 27b immediately below the shelf plate 27d. be able to. In addition, by providing marks on the upper shelf plate 27u and this shelf plate 27d and measuring the distance from the marks, even if the rear end 27b of the shelf plate 27 has a color or shape that is difficult to be imaged by the camera 71, It is possible to judge the display situation.

Returning to FIG. 7 , the supply order determination unit 83 is a determination unit that determines the optimal display order for which products to supply in what order from the display state determined by the display state determination unit 81 . Specifically, if six commodities 100A, 100B, and 100C are placed in one lane, it is in a necessary and sufficient display replenishment state (good display replenishment state), lanes La, Lb, and Lc are all good display replenishment. To achieve this state, it is necessary to display and replenish one product 100C, five products 100B, and three products 100A.

Here, the good display replenishment state means, for example, 2/3 of the number of commodities 100A, 100B, and 100C that can be placed per lane. As a result, for example, even if a customer picks up the product 100 once, replenishes the display of the product 100, and then returns the product 100 to the shelf board 27, the product 100 is placed on the shelf board 27. can be suppressed from overflowing from the rear end 27b.

Therefore, when the products 100C, 100B, and 100A are displayed in order from the left lane, such as lane Lc, lane Lb, and lane La, the stock portion 45a of the bucket 45 has one product 100C and one product 100B. When five products 100A and three products 100A are arranged in this order from the front side, each product 100 can be efficiently displayed.

That is, the supply order determination unit 83 places one product 100C, five products 100B, and three products 100A on the stock unit 45a of the bucket 45 in this order from the front side, and the lane Lc, lane Lc, It can be determined that displaying the products 100 in the order of lane Lb and lane La is the most efficient display order.

Based on the optimum display order determined by the supply order determination unit 83, the monitor control unit 85 determines the type and number of the products 100 to be taken out from the product storage shelf 23 and the supply order of the products 100A, 100B, and 100C. Display it on the monitor 75 . Here, according to the above specific example, it is necessary to take out three products 100A, five products 100B, and one product 100C from the product storage shelf 23 .

Referring to FIG. 9, there is shown a front view of the product storage shelf 23 and its surroundings as viewed in arrow A in FIG. A take-out monitor 73 is arranged above the product storage shelf 23 . The takeout monitor 73 displays the shelf positions of the products 100A, 100B, and 100C and the number of products to be taken out.

Specifically, first, for example, where each product 100 is stored in the product storage shelf 23 (storage position information) is registered in advance using a management PC (computer) or the like (not shown). C (product 100C): 2 (from the top) indicates that the product 100C is stored second from the top in the left column of the product storage shelf 23 based on the storage position information registered in advance in this way. 2nd)-1 (one) is displayed above the left column. Similarly, for the products 100A and 100B, "corresponding product name: shelf position-number of products to be taken out" is displayed.

This allows the employee to efficiently take out the number of commodities 100A, 100B, and 100C displayed on the take-out monitor 73. FIG. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the labor of the employee to search for the products 100A, 100B, and 100C from the product storage shelf 23 and the temperature rise in the refrigerating compartment 11 caused by opening the product take-out door 33 for a long time.

Referring to FIG. 10, there is shown a front view of the product supply section 35 and its surroundings as viewed in arrow B in FIG. A supply monitor 75 is arranged near the product supply unit 35 . The supply monitor 75 shows the supply order and the number of the products 100A, 100B, and 100C based on the optimum display replenishment order determined by the supply order determination unit 83. FIG.

According to the above specific example, one product 100C, five products 100B, and three products 100A are supplied so that they are placed on the stock portion 45a of the bucket 45 in this order from the front side. is desirable. Therefore, it is notified that one product 100C, then five products 100B, and finally three products 100A will be supplied.

As a result, the worker can transfer one product 100C, five products 100B, and three products 100A in the order displayed on the supply monitor 75 from the product supply unit 35 to the stock unit 45a of the bucket 45 in this order. , the products 100 can be supplied such that the products 100A, 100B, and 100C are placed on the stock portion 45a of the bucket 45 in the optimum order from the front side.

Referring to FIGS. 11 to 14, there are shown explanatory diagrams for explaining how the commodities 100A, 100B, and 100C are displayed and replenished on the lanes La, Lb, and Lc of the shelf board 27 by the transport control executed by the transport control unit 87. ing. An example of the transport control executed by the transport control unit 87 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 11 to 14. FIG.

First, in order to convey the product 100C to the lane Lc, the gate 45b is switched from the gate OFF state to the gate ON state in the conveying control in this embodiment. As a result, the product 100C moves from the stock portion 45a toward the belt 60a. Then, when the product 100C exceeds the gate 45b by one, the gate 45b is switched from the gate ON state to the gate OFF state again. Here, whether or not the product 100C has passed the gate 45b by one is determined by detecting that the cap 101 has passed through the gate 45b, for example, by an infrared sensor (not shown), and the cap 101 passes through the gate 45b from the stock portion 45a. The number of products 100 should be counted.

Further, according to FIG. 11, the first direction changer 61 is in a saving mode in which the first guide 61b is rotated so that the rear end of the first curved portion 61c faces rearward. Therefore, when the product 100C passes from the stock portion 45a through the gate 45b and is placed on the belt 60a, the movement direction can be smoothly changed leftward by the first curved portion 61c.

Further, when the product 100C is placed on the belt 60a, the belt 60a is rotated in the conveying control such that the upper surface of the belt 60a moves leftward. As a result, the product 100C placed on the belt 60a can be placed on the belt 60a more smoothly and can move leftward after that.

Also, in the transport control, the second directional changer 62 is moved so that the front end of the second guide 62c is positioned at the left end of the lane Lc. It should be noted that the second direction changer 62 may be positioned at that position in advance before the gate 45b is changed from the gate OFF state to the gate ON state.

Therefore, the product 100C contacts the second guide 62c while moving leftward by the belt 60a, and moves toward the lane Lc by the second curved portion 62d. As a result, in the transport control, the moving direction of the product 100C placed on the belt 60a can be changed to the direction toward the lane Lc, and the product 100C can be supplied to the lane Lc.

Next, according to FIG. 12, in order to transport the product 100B to the lane Lb, the transport control switches the gate 45b from the gate OFF state to the gate ON state so that the front end of the second guide 62c is positioned at the left end of the lane Lb. to move the second direction changer 62 to . At this time, since five products 100B are conveyed to lane Lb, when five products 100C exceed the gate 45b, the gate 45b is switched from the gate ON state to the gate OFF state again.

In this way, when a plurality of commodities 100 are to be conveyed to the lane, the gate 45b is kept ON until the required number of commodities 100 pass through the gate 45b. can be transported at once. Note that the process of placing the product 100B on the belt 60a and conveying it to the lane Lb is the same as the process of conveying the product 100C to the lane Lc, so the description is omitted here.

Next, according to FIG. 13, in order to convey the product 100A to the lane La, the conveyance control switches the gate 45b from the gate OFF state to the gate ON state so that the front end of the second guide 62c is positioned to the left of the left end of the lane Lc. The second directional changer 62 is moved so as to

Then, in the same manner as when the product 100C is conveyed to the lane Lc, all the three products 100A placed on the belt 60a that have been placed on the stock section 45a pass through the gate 45b and are placed on the belt 60a. be. Here, when all three products 100A are placed on the belt 60a, the transport control section 87 stops the rotation of the belt 60a. In this manner, the transport control unit 87 can place and hold the product 100 on the belt 60 a of the conveyor 60 .

Here, according to FIG. 14, the transport control unit 87 controls the first direction changer 61 so that the first guide 61b is rotated so that the front end of the first curved portion 61c faces forward. After that, the transport control unit 87 rotates the belt 60a so that the upper surface of the belt 60a moves rightward, thereby moving the product 100A rightward. Thus, in the transport control, the product 100A can be transported from the belt 60a to the lane La by smoothly changing the moving direction of the product 100A from the right direction to the front direction by the first curved portion 61c.

By the way, as described above, a plurality of shelf plates 27 are supported on the main body 25 so as to be aligned in the vertical direction. Therefore, for example, when the product 100 is to be displayed and replenished on the lowermost shelf 27, the product 100 is placed and held on the belt 60a of the conveyor 60 as shown in FIG. The conveying device 47 is lowered to the position to replenish the display of the products 100 (see FIG. 2). Thereby, it is possible to display and replenish the products 100 on a plurality of shelf boards 27 with one conveying device 47 .

Referring to FIG. 15, a perspective view of a first direction changer 161 according to another embodiment is shown. As another example according to this embodiment, a first direction changer 161 is provided instead of the first direction changer 61 . The first direction changer 161 in another embodiment is provided with a first guide 161b. The first guide 161b has a first curved portion 161c formed by bending a flat plate in place of the first curved portion 61c.

As a result, the product 100 can be placed on the belt 60a after the product 100 is brought into contact with the front surface 161d to reduce the momentum of the product 100 moving forward.

Referring to FIG. 16, there is shown a perspective view of a first direction changer 261 according to yet another embodiment. As yet another example according to this embodiment, a first direction changer 261 is provided instead of the first direction changer 61 . The first direction changer 261 in yet another embodiment is provided with a first pivot guide 261b. The first rotation guide 261b is formed in a cross shape when viewed from above, and can rotate about a central shaft 261c extending in the vertical direction.

Also, the first rotating guide 261b can be repeatedly rotated and stopped by a motor (not shown). Accordingly, by adjusting the rotation timing of the first rotation guide 261b, it is possible to control the timing at which the product 100 moving from the bucket 45 to the conveying device 47 is placed on the belt 60a.

Referring to FIG. 17, there is shown a perspective view of a first direction changer 361 according to yet another embodiment variation. A first direction changer 361 is provided in place of the first direction changer 61 as a modification of another example according to this embodiment. A first direction changer 361 in a modification of another embodiment is provided with a first rotation guide 361b (a first moving direction changing portion, a third moving direction changing portion, a compound changing member, a plate-like guide). ing.

The first rotation guide 361b is a flat plate member that can be rotated about the central shaft 361c by a motor (not shown), and is used to move the product 100 in the same manner as the first direction changer 61 in this embodiment. Can change direction. That is, when viewed from above, the direction of the first rotation guide 361b is, for example, 45° with respect to the moving direction of the product 100 about to move from the bucket 45 to the conveyor 60, and the product 100 is brought into contact with the product 100 in the saving mode. When viewed from above, the direction of the first rotation guide 361b is, for example, 45° with respect to the moving direction of the product 100 about to be moved from 60 to the shelf plate 27, and the product 100 is brought into contact with the product 100 in the unloading mode.

Accordingly, the first rotation guide 361b can change the moving direction of the product 100 with a simple configuration. Although the first rotating guide 361b is configured to be able to rotate about the central shaft 361c, it may be configured such that the central shaft 361c is located at one end of the first rotating guide 361b. .

As described above, in the product display system according to the present invention, the refrigerating room 11 that faces the store 2 and stores the products 100, and the refrigerating room 11 that is provided in the refrigerating room 11 faces the store 2 and A merchandise display system provided in a store 1 having a merchandise display shelf 24 for displaying merchandise 100 directed toward the store 1 includes a merchandise display unit 40 disposed in the refrigerator compartment 11 for displaying the merchandise 100 on the merchandise display shelf 24. The product display unit 40 includes a bucket 45 that holds the product 100 to be supplied, a belt 60a of a conveyor 60 that sends the product 100 held in the bucket 45 to the product display shelf 24, and a second direction changer 62. include.

Therefore, since the commodity display unit 40 for replenishing the commodity 100 on the commodity display shelf 24 is arranged in the refrigerating room 11 provided in the store 1, the space required for installation in the store 1 is reduced. be able to. In addition, after the goods 100 supplied by the employee are held by the bucket 45, the goods 100 are delivered to the goods display shelf 24 by the second direction changer 62. 24 can be performed by the commodity display unit 40 for displaying and replenishing the commodity 100 .

The product display unit 40 also includes a conveyor 60 for receiving the products 100 held in the bucket 45. The bucket 45 has a gate 45b capable of preventing the products 100 held in the bucket 45 from moving to the conveyor 60. is provided, and the second directional changer 62 delivers the product 100 held in the bucket 45 to the product display shelf 24 via the conveyor 60 .

Therefore, the goods 100 held in the bucket 45 are prevented from moving to the conveyor 60 by the gate 45b, and the goods 100 held in the bucket 45 are moved to the goods display shelf by the second direction changer 62 via the conveyor 60. 24, after some of the products 100 held in the bucket 45 are moved to the conveyor 60, the gate 45b prevents the products 100 held in the bucket 45 from moving to the conveyor 60, The goods 100 moved to the conveyor 60 during the restraint can be delivered to the goods display shelf 24 by the second directional changer 62 . Therefore, the second directional changer 62 allows the product 100 to be delivered to the product display shelf 24 without preventing an employee from supplying the product 100 to the bucket 45, for example.

In addition, the bucket 45 is fixed to the refrigerating chamber 11, and the heat insulation wall 31 of the refrigerating chamber 11 is open toward the passage 13 to form a product supply section 35 connected to the bucket 45. can do the feeding operation from a fixed position when it feeds the goods 100 to the bucket 45 .

In addition, the conveyor 60 is a transfer device for moving the placed products 100, and is arranged along the rear end 27b of the product display shelf 24 on the side of the refrigerator compartment 11. Therefore, the conveyor 60 is installed in the refrigerator compartment 11. The space required to do so can be made smaller.

Further, the second direction changer 62 is provided with an arcuate second guide 62c that changes the moving direction of the product 100 moved by the conveyor 60 .
Therefore, the direction of movement of the product 100 placed on the conveyor 60 is changed by the arc-shaped second guide 62c, and the product 100 is delivered to the product display shelf 24. can be delivered to the merchandise display shelf 24.

In addition, the product display unit 40 further includes an elevating device 43 capable of vertically elevating the conveyor 60 and the second directional changer 62 .
Therefore, since the conveyor 60 and the second directional changer 62 can be moved up and down by the lifting device 43, the product display shelf 24, for example, can be configured by arranging a plurality of shelf boards 27 in the vertical direction. However, the conveyor 60 and the second directional changer 62 can be moved up and down to replenish the display of the products 100 on the respective shelf boards 27 .

The refrigerator compartment 11 has a product storage shelf 23 for storing the product 100, and a product take-out door 33 provided in the heat insulation wall 31 of the refrigerator compartment 11. The product storage shelf 23 is attached to the heat insulation wall 31. Since the product take-out door 33 is provided at a position corresponding to the product storage shelf 23, for example, an employee can open the product take-out door 33 and leave the product storage shelf 23 without entering the refrigerator compartment 11. The product 100 can be taken out.

In particular, by providing the commodity storage shelf 23 and the commodity take-out door 33 in the refrigerating room 11 in this way, the employee can work without entering the refrigerating room 11 when displaying and replenishing the commodity 100 in the commodity storage shelf 23. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the labor of employees involved in the display replenishment work.

Furthermore, since employees can work without entering the refrigerator compartment 11, the length of the refrigerator compartment 11 in the front-rear direction can be reduced. can further reduce the space required for

Therefore, it is possible to reduce the size of a refrigerating device (not shown) required for uniformizing the temperature in the refrigerating compartment 11 and to reduce the energy required for cooling.

Although the description of the product display system according to the present invention is finished above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be modified without departing from the gist of the invention.
For example, in the present embodiment, the display replenishment order determined by the supply order determination unit 83 has been described, but the above-described display replenishment order is an example, and may be changed as appropriate.

In this embodiment, the takeout monitor 73 is used to guide the product takeout door 33 where the products 100A, 100B, and 100C are stored, but the product takeout door 33 may be provided with a lamp.

Further, in this embodiment, the conveyor 60 is used to transfer the product 100 from the bucket 45 to the shelf 27 , but the product 100 may be transferred directly from the bucket 45 to the shelf 27 . In this case, since the stock part 45a is substantially horizontal and inclined so that the front side is slightly downward, it also functions as a delivery part for delivering the products 100 held in the bucket 45 to the shelf board 27.例文帳に追加

Further, in this embodiment, in order to reduce the installation cost of the product display unit 40, the employee takes out the product 100 from the product storage shelf 23 and supplies the product 100 from the product supply unit 35 to the product display unit 40. Alternatively, the merchandise 100 stored in the merchandise storage shelf 23 may be supplied from the merchandise supply unit 35 to the merchandise display unit 40 without relying on an employee.

Further, in the present embodiment, the refrigerating chamber 11 in which the indoor temperature is kept at a low temperature has been described, but it may be a storehouse for handling hot beverages, or may be at room temperature.

Further, in another example and further another example according to the present embodiment, the first direction changers 161 and 261 are provided instead of the first direction changer 61, but instead of the second direction changer 62 You may make it provide the 2nd direction changer of the same structure.

Also, in the present embodiment, the camera 71 is provided behind the product 100 , but it may be provided in front of the product 100 .
Also, in the present embodiment, lane La (predetermined lane) has been described as the rightmost lane, but it may be the leftmost lane or the center in the left-right direction.

Further, in this embodiment, the camera 71 has three lanes, that is, the rightmost lane La, the leftmost lane Lb, and the leftmost lane Lc. Although the explanation has been made so as to image the rear end of the lane, the rear end of a plurality of lanes arranged in the vertical direction may be imaged.

Alternatively, the camera 71 can move vertically by being arranged on the transport device 47 that can move vertically by the support base 51, but the transport device 47 may also move horizontally. .

Further, in the present embodiment, the display status determining unit 81 measures the distance from the upper end of the cap 101 to the lower surface rear end 27b directly above the upper shelf 27u. The distance may be measured based on the position of .

Also, in this embodiment, the camera 71 is attached to the first direction changer 61 of the conveying device 47 , but it may be attached to the conveyor 60 and the second direction changer 62 .

In addition, the description of simply “display” in the present embodiment may include display and replenishment.

1 store 2 store 11 cold room (storage)
13 Passage (outside)
23 Product storage shelf (storage shelf)
24 Merchandise Display Shelves (Display Shelves)
27 shelf board 27b rear end (end)
31 Insulated wall (wall)
33 Commodity removal door (door)
35 Product Supply Department (Supply Department)
40 Merchandise display unit (display device)
43 lifting device (lifting unit)
45 bucket (holding part)
45b gate (stopper)
60 conveyor (receiving part)
60a belt (sending part)
62 second direction changer (transmitting part)
62c second guide (guide)
100 products

Claims (7)

A vault that is placed facing the inside of the store and stores products,
In a product display system provided in a store, comprising: a display shelf provided in the storage, facing the store, and displaying the products toward the inside of the store,
a display device disposed in the storage and displaying the merchandise on the display shelf;
The display device is
a holding unit that holds the plurality of commodities to be supplied and continuously feeds them forward ;
a product display system including a delivery unit that continuously delivers the products held by the holding unit and continuously delivers the products to the display shelf. The display device includes a receiving section that receives the commodity held by the holding section,
the holding portion is provided with a restraining portion capable of restraining movement of the product held by the holding portion to the receiving portion;
2. The merchandise display system according to claim 1, wherein said sending section successively sends out, via said receiving section, said plurality of articles held side by side in said holding section to said display shelf. The holding unit is arranged in the storage,
3. The merchandise display system according to claim 2, wherein a wall of said storage is formed with a supply section that opens toward the outside of said storage and connects with said holding section. 4. The merchandise display according to claim 2 or 3, wherein said receiving section is a transfer device for moving said merchandise placed thereon, and is arranged along an end portion of said display shelf opposite to said store. system. 5. The product display system according to claim 4, wherein said sending unit is provided with a guide for changing the moving direction of the product moved by said receiving unit. The commodity display system according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein said display device further includes an elevating section capable of vertically elevating said receiving section and said sending section. a storage shelf provided in the storage for storing the product;
a door provided on the wall of the storage,
The storage shelf is arranged along the wall,
The merchandise display system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein said door is provided at a position corresponding to said storage shelf.

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