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WO2018158705A1
WO2018158705A1 PCT/IB2018/051280 IB2018051280W WO2018158705A1 WO 2018158705 A1 WO2018158705 A1 WO 2018158705A1 IB 2018051280 W IB2018051280 W IB 2018051280W WO 2018158705 A1 WO2018158705 A1 WO 2018158705A1
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display unit
fact
closing element
entrainment
bearing structure
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Antonello Briosi
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Metalsistem S.P.A.
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F3/00—Show cases or show cabinets
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F3/00—Show cases or show cabinets
    • A47F3/005—Show cases or show cabinets with glass panels
    • A47F3/007—Cases or cabinets of the counter type
    • A47F2003/008—Cases or cabinets of the counter type with pivoting front glass panel
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F3/00—Show cases or show cabinets
    • A47F3/002—Devices for protection against sunlight or theft

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  • the present invention relates to a display unit.
  • Display units are commonly used in shops or other premises to allow the public to better see the items on display.
  • Known display units have a support structure with a surface raised off the floor on which to directly place the items to be displayed, or on which a support can be engaged which extends in height having an inclined or stepped profile, with the items, in this latter case, arranged on several levels.
  • the need is known to be able to arrange the items quickly and easily in display units, facilitating the operations of the operators intending to change the item setup.
  • the need is also known to ensure the exposure of the items on display, together with that of protecting them against theft.
  • a known type of display unit has a transparent cover, usually made of Plexiglas or glass, adapted to separate the interior area in which to place the items from the outer area.
  • Access to the interior area is possible thanks to a door obtained on the cover itself.
  • the cover is made up of a fixed portion and a moving door hinged to it.
  • the door in fact, although raised, remains bulky, and partially obstructs access to the interior area.
  • the hinge needed to secure the door to the fixed portion of the cover extends along the cover itself, partially covering the view to a hypothetical external observer.
  • the main aim of the present invention is to provide a display unit which allows facilitating the pick and place operations of the items.
  • One object of the present invention is to provide a display unit which allows facilitating the physical access to the interior area.
  • a further object is to provide a display unit which allows improving the exposure of the items on display.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a display unit which allows overcoming the aforementioned drawbacks of the prior art within the scope of a simple, rational, easy, efficient to use and cost-effective solution.
  • Figures 1 and 2 are axonometric views of two configurations of the display unit according to the invention.
  • Figure 3 is a partially exploded axonometric view of the display unit according to the invention.
  • Figures 4 and 5 are views of different configurations of a detail of the display unit according to the invention.
  • reference numeral 1 globally indicates a display unit.
  • the display unit 1 comprises a bearing structure 5 having a support base 2 and a support element 3 associated with it and adapted to receive and support the items 4 to be displayed.
  • the bearing structure 5 comprises a support base 2 with parallelepiped shape on the upper base of which is placed the support element 3.
  • the support base 2 can rest on a piece of furniture, or on load-bearing legs, and can have a different conformation from that shown in the illustrations.
  • the support base 2 illustrated comprises a cavity 7 which is deepened with respect to the peripheral edges and covered with the support element 3.
  • the bearing structure 5, moreover, is provided with two side walls 6 facing parallel to each other and which extend vertically on top of the support base 2.
  • the side walls 6 have a semicircular conformation.
  • the support element 3 shown is of the type of a surface on which it is possible to rest the items 4, but different solutions cannot be ruled out wherein the support element 3 has a different conformation, e.g. with pyramidal upward extension, or with stepped upward extension on several levels for resting the items 4 at more than one level.
  • the solution cannot be ruled out in which the support element 3 is integrated to the support base 2, e.g. in which it corresponds to a surface of the base itself.
  • the display unit 1 also comprises a substantially cylindrical closing element 10 and has a central axis 8, associated with the support element 3 to define a display area 9.
  • the area 9 is delimited at the top by the closing element 10, at the bottom by the support base 2 and at the side by the side walls 6.
  • the display unit 1 comprises rotation means 11, 19, 20 of the closing element 10 around the central axis 8 for the rotation of the closing element itself with respect to the support base 2.
  • the rotation of the closing element 10 allows facilitating the passage from one configuration to the other.
  • the rotation means 11, 19, 20 comprise at least one entrainment element 11 integrally associated with the closing element 10 and rotatable around the central axis 8.
  • the entrainment element 11 comprises at least one entrainment extremity 12 which is integrally associated with the closing element 10 and one constrained extremity 13 pivoted onto the bearing structure 5 at the central axis 8.
  • a pair of entrainment elements 11 is placed at the respective side walls 6.
  • Each entrainment element 11 comprises three elongated portions 14 having respective entrainment extremities 12 fixed to the closing element 10 by means of connecting elements 15.
  • the three elongated portions 14 have a constrained extremity 13 in common and are arranged in a radial pattern.
  • the angle comprised between the furthest radii is substantially orthogonal, but solutions that provide for an angle width different from that shown cannot be ruled out, just as solutions cannot be ruled out which provide for entrainment elements having several elongated portions such as those illustrated, or which are made up of a single piece of sheet metal with a circular- sector shape.
  • the closing element 10 comprises a fixed portion 16 associated with the bearing structure 5 and a movable portion 17 associated with the entrainment element 11.
  • the fixed portion 16 comprises two slots 18 which are adapted to house the entrainment elements 11 to measure when the latter are shifted in rotation.
  • the slots 18 enable the entrainment elements 11 to penetrate into the fixed portion, thus permitting greater travel of the movable portion 17 when this is made to rotate.
  • the rotation means 11, 19, 20 comprise, for each entrainment element 11, a pin 19 secured to the bearing structure 5 and a through hole 20 formed on each entrainment element 11.
  • the pin 19 is formed on the side walls 6 at the intersection of the central axis 8 with the surface represented by the side walls themselves.
  • the pin 19 and the hole 20 are associated with each other so as to define a pivoting coupling.
  • This characteristic allows for the rotation of the closing element 10 around the central axis 8.
  • the display unit 1 comprises locking means 21 for locking the closing element 10 adapted to lock the closing element itself in a predefined position so as to prevent the latter from rotating around the central axis 8.
  • the predefined position is configured with the movable portion 17 of the closing element 10 which is in contact with the peripheral edge 23 of the support base 2, so as to prevent access to the area 9.
  • the locking means 21 are of the type of a latch lock 21.
  • the latch lock 21 comprises a latch 22 arranged at one side of the peripheral edge 23 of the support base 2.
  • the latch 22 comprises an elongated body 24 which extends from one extremity of the peripheral edge 23 to the other and is provided with at least one engagement extremity 25 which is chamfered and protruding with respect to the elongated body 24.
  • the engagement extremity 25 is associated with elastic elements, for simplicity not shown in the illustrations, adapted to keep the extremity itself in place.
  • the latch lock 21 also comprises an engagement body 26 associated with the entrainment element 11 and adapted to engage itself with the engagement extremity 25 to keep the entrainment element 11 in position.
  • the engagement body 26 then comprises a through opening 27 adapted to be inserted by the engagement extremity 25.
  • the display unit 1 comprises unlocking means 28 of the closing element 10 adapted to allow the shift of the closing element 10 from the predefined position to another rotated position relative to the predefined one.
  • the unlocking means 28 allow the latch lock 21 to be released to allow the engagement body 26 to disengage from the engagement extremity 25.
  • the unlocking means 28 comprise an electronic control unit, for simplicity not shown in the figures, associated with the locking means 21 for their unlocking.
  • the unlocking means 28 also comprise at least one detection unit 28 associated with the electronic unit and adapted to detect at least one indicator signal for the unlocking of the locking means.
  • the detection unit 28 for example, is of the type of a chip, of an electronic sensor or the like, which is able to send a signal to the electronic control unit which provides for the unlocking of the locking means 21.
  • the display unit 1 also has a mechanical locking/unlocking system, indicated by the reference number 29.
  • the system 29 permits locking/unlocking the latch lock 21 using a traditional key.
  • the display unit 1 comprises a first lighting set 30 associated with the bearing structure 5 and arranged on top of the support element 3.
  • the first lighting set 30 comprises a strip of LED lights.
  • first lighting set 30 on each side wall 6. This feature makes it possible to improve the lighting of the area 9, thus reducing energy and maintenance costs.
  • the display unit 1 also comprises a second lighting set 31 associated with the bearing structure 5 and arranged below the support element 3.
  • the second lighting set 31 is located inside the cavity 7.
  • the second lighting set 31 is also of the type of a strip of LED lights.
  • This feature allows backlighting the items 4, improving the exposure of the items themselves and the lighting of the area 9.
  • the movable portion 17 of the closing element 10 is rotated with respect to the central axis 8 until the entrainment element 11 enters the slot 18.
  • the area 9 is thus made accessible and the items 4 to be displayed can be placed on the support element 3.
  • the locking means 21 are activated, with the engagement extremity 25 which first slides on the engagement body 26 and then enters into the opening 27, thus blocking the entrainment element 11 in a predefined position.
  • the locking means 21 are released, so as to allow the entrainment element 11 to rotate again around the central axis 8.
  • the first lighting set 30 and the second lighting set 31 diffuse light radiation into the area 9, allowing better exposure of the items 4 on display.
  • the described invention achieves the intended objects and, in particular, the fact is underlined that the display unit provided makes it easier for operators wanting to replace the items on display.
  • the rotation means of the closing element with respect to the central axis make it easier to pick up from and arrange the items on the support element.
  • the movable portion which rotates until it positions itself above the fixed portion ensures easier physical access to the internal area.
  • the lighting sets and their arrangement furthermore, make it possible to ensure and improve the exposure of the items on display.
  • the locking and unlocking means in the devised display unit make it possible to secure the items from possible theft in a simple way, with simplified locking and unlocking operations.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un présentoir (1) comprenant : une structure d'appui (5) comportant une base de support (2) et un élément de support (3) associé à la base de support (2) et conçu pour recevoir des articles (4) à présenter ; au moins un élément de fermeture sensiblement cylindrique (10) et comportant un axe central (8), associé à la base de support (2) pour délimiter une zone de présentation (9) ; des moyens de rotation (11, 19, 20) dudit élément de fermeture (10) autour de l'axe central (8) destinés à la rotation de l'élément de fermeture (10) par rapport à la base de support (2).
PCT/IB2018/051280 2017-02-28 2018-02-28 Présentoir WO2018158705A1 (fr)

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DE3901831A1 (de) * 1989-01-23 1990-07-26 Vieler Gerd & Bernd Kg Schaumoebel, wie vitrine oder verkaufstheke, mit einer um eine untere horizontale kippachse beweglichen frontscheibe
US6196161B1 (en) * 1998-09-11 2001-03-06 Sallie Thurber Pet carrier with rotatable convex lid
JP2009297400A (ja) * 2008-06-17 2009-12-24 Key Tranding Co Ltd 商品陳列ケース

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3901831A1 (de) * 1989-01-23 1990-07-26 Vieler Gerd & Bernd Kg Schaumoebel, wie vitrine oder verkaufstheke, mit einer um eine untere horizontale kippachse beweglichen frontscheibe
US6196161B1 (en) * 1998-09-11 2001-03-06 Sallie Thurber Pet carrier with rotatable convex lid
JP2009297400A (ja) * 2008-06-17 2009-12-24 Key Tranding Co Ltd 商品陳列ケース

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