PLUG-IN OBJECT AND SHELF SYSTEM

Abstract

Proposed is a plug-in object of a shelf system for goods presentation having a plug-in part for a plug-in apparatus of the shelf system into which the plug-in part is able to be plugged in a matching receptacle, the plug-in part forming electrical contact with a contact device in the plug-in apparatus and supplying electrical energy to an assembly unit having electrical contact points, in order to be able to supply electrical energy to an electrical load. According to the invention, in addition to the assembly unit, provision is made, on the plug-in object, for an electrical mounting device (13) having electrical contact points, which electrical mounting device is supplied with electrical energy via the electrical contact and wherein an electrical information display is inserted in the mounting device, the information display being contacted so as to be supplied with electrical energy.

Claims

1. A plug-in object of a shelf system for goods presentation having a plug-in part for a plug-in apparatus of the shelf system into which the plug-in part is able to be plugged in a matching receptacle, the plug-in part being configured in such a way that, in the state in which the plug-in object is plugged into the plug-in apparatus, the plug-in part forms electrical contact with a contact device in the plug-in apparatus, such as in a profile, and supplies electrical energy to an assembly unit having electrical contact points, in order to be able to supply electrical energy to an electrical load mounted on the assembly unit, e.g. inserted into the latter, for example a light source, wherein, in addition to the assembly unit, provision is made, on the plug-in object, for an electrical mounting device having electrical contact points, which electrical mounting device is supplied with electrical energy via the electrical contact and wherein an electrical information display is inserted in the mounting device, the information display being contacted so as to be supplied with electrical energy.

2. The plug-in object as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electrical mounting device is present structurally delimited from the assembly unit by a partition.

3. The plug-in object as claimed in either of the claim 1, wherein the mounting device is arranged on a front side of the plug-in object, which front side, in the state in which the plug-in object is mounted on a shelf system, is located at a front of the shelf system for a user.

4. The plug-in object as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mounting device runs horizontally on the plug-in object in the assembly position.

5. The plug-in object as claimed in claim 1, wherein an electrical information display is able to be latched into the mounting device at any point along the mounting device and is thus able to be electrically contacted.

6. The plug-in object as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least two electrical contact points for forming an electrical circuit when the information display is inserted are present on the mounting device.

7. The plug-in object as claimed in claim 1, wherein the information display is able to be latched into the mounting device.

8. The plug-in object as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plug-in object comprises a voltage converter between electrical contact at the plug-in part and current profile.

9. The plug-in object as claimed in-one of the preceding claim 1, wherein the mounting device is inserted into an assembly profile.

10. The plug-in object as claimed in claim 1, wherein the assembly profile has linear lamps.

11. The plug-in object as claimed in claim 1, wherein the assembly profile comprises electrical contact points for making contact with the current profile.

12. The plug-in object as claimed in claim 1, having electrical loads arranged thereon.

13. A shelf system composed of a plug-in object as claimed in claim 1 and a plug-in apparatus for the plug-in object.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0052] The invention will be explained in more detail below on the basis of the description of the figures relating to different exemplary embodiments. Specifically:

[0053] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a plug-in object and a shelf obliquely from above in an exploded view;

[0054] FIG. 2 shows an enlarged view of a section I from FIG. 1;

[0055] FIG. 3 shows the arrangement according to FIG. 1 in the assembled state from the front;

[0056] FIG. 4 shows the arrangement according to FIG. 3 from above;

[0057] FIG. 5 shows the arrangement according to FIG. 3 from the side;

[0058] FIG. 6 shows an enlarged view of a section II from FIG. 5;

[0059] FIG. 7 shows a cut-off sectional view along the line A-A from FIG. 3;

[0060] FIG. 8 shows a view corresponding to FIG. 5 of an alternative arrangement;

[0061] FIG. 9 shows an enlarged view of a section III from FIG. 8;

[0062] FIG. 10 shows the arrangement from FIGS. 8 and 9 in a view according to FIG. 7;

[0063] FIG. 11 shows a perspective view of the arrangement according to FIG. 1 in the assembled state with indicated profiles;

[0064] FIG. 12 shows the alternative arrangement according to FIGS. 8 and 9 in the view according to FIG. 11;

[0065] FIG. 13 shows an enlarged section from FIG. 11 with the omission of a covering plate on the side;

[0066] FIG. 14 shows an enlarged perspective section of part of the plug-in object according to FIG. 13 in a rear view with a covering plate; and

[0067] FIG. 15 shows the covering plate from FIG. 14 in a perspective individual view and end sections of electrical lines.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0068] The same reference signs are used in some instances below for corresponding elements of different arrangements.

[0069] FIG. 1 shows a shelf 7 and a plug-in object 1 of a shelf system 2 for goods presentation. The plug-in object 1 comprises, inter alia, two plug-in parts 3 and 3a. The shelf system 2 has a plug-in apparatus 6 (see FIG. 11), for example, comprising a profile 4 and a profile 4a, for example, wall profiles. In principle, instead of the two elongate vertical profiles 4, 4a, two socket-like individual profiles can be present or an e.g. elongate horizontal profile can be present.

[0070] On the profiles 4, 4a, an associated plug-in part 3, 3a is respectively able to be plugged in a matching receptacle 5. For example, the profile 4 schematically illustrated in FIG. 11 and having the receptacle 5 is e.g. oriented vertically. For example, the plug-in parts 3, 3a differ from one another in the area close to the profile and are otherwise identical.

[0071] The plug-in part 3, by means of its profile-side contact points (not illustrated), in the state in which the plug-in object 1 is plugged into the plug-in apparatus 6, forms electrical contact with contact points 8 of a contact device 9 in the plug-in apparatus 6 or in the profile 4. Electrical lines 24, 25, 26 are electrically conductively connected to the contact points on the plug-in part 3 (see FIGS. 13-15). The electrical lines 24, 25 run from the contact device 9 to an assembly unit 10 of the plug-in object 1, and the electrical line 26 runs to a mounting device 13. For example, the lines 24-26 are present in a lateral recess in the shelf 7, e.g. covered. The electrical lines 24, 25, 26 are only indicated by an end section in FIGS. 1, 2 and 1 to 15.

[0072] The plug-in object 1 has the assembly unit 10 having electrical contact points 11 which are supplied with electrical energy in a wired manner via the electrical contact between the contact device 9 and the contact points 8 in order to be able to supply electrical energy to an electrical load 12 mounted on the assembly unit, e.g. inserted into the latter, for example a light source. The assembly unit 10 e.g. in the form of an assembly profile has a light source, for example, linear lamps, as the load, for example.

[0073] In addition to the assembly unit 10, provision is made, on the plug-in object 1, for the electrical mounting device 13 having electrical contact points 14.

[0074] In the mounted state of the plug-in object 1, the contact points 14 are supplied with electrical energy via the electrical contact between the contact device 9 and the contact points 8, this being established by the line 26. An electrical information display 15 and e.g. a further information display 16 are inserted in the mounting device 13. In the inserted state of the information display 15, as well as of the information display 16, the information displays 15 and 16 are contacted so as to be supplied with electrical energy.

[0075] The electrical mounting device 13 is present structurally delimited from the assembly unit 10 by a partition 17.

[0076] The mounting device 13 is arranged on a front side 18 of the plug-in object 1, which front side, in the state in which the plug-in object 1 is mounted on the shelf system 2, is located at a front 19 of the shelf system 2 for a user.

[0077] In the assembly position, the mounting device 13 runs horizontally on the plug-in object 1 according to the horizontal line H (see FIG. 12).

[0078] The electrical information display 15 or 16 is able to be latched into the mounting device 13 at any point along the mounting device 13 by way of e.g. latching means 20 (see FIG. 10) and is thus able to be electrically contacted.

[0079] At least two electrical contact points 14 for forming an electrical circuit when the information display 15, 16 is inserted are present on the mounting device 13.

[0080] The information display 15 and/or 16 are e.g. latched in the mounting device 13.

[0081] The plug-in object 1 comprises a voltage converter 21, for example, between the electrical contact at the plug-in part 3 and the mounting device 13 e.g. in the form of a current profile.

[0082] Electrical contact to the mounting device 13 e.g. in the form of a current profile is made via an electrical contact point 22 which is supplied with electricity via the line 26 (see FIG. 13).

[0083] Covering panels 23 are provided on both sides of the end-side ends of the assembly unit 10 and of the mounting device 13. Ends of the electrical lines 24, 25 and 26 converge at a covering panel 23. The ends of the electrical lines 24, 25 supply electrical energy to the contact points 11 for the loads 12. The end of the electrical line 26 supplies electrical energy to the contact point 22 on the mounting device 13 and thus to the information displays 15 and 16.

[0084] FIGS. 8-10 focus on an orientation of a display surface of the information display 15 which has a normal obliquely upward and is inclined by, for example, the angle ? of e.g. 25 degrees with respect to the vertical (see FIG. 10).

LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS

[0085] 1 Plug-in object [0086] 2 Shelf system [0087] 3, 3a Plug-in part [0088] 4, 4a Profile [0089] 5 Receptacle [0090] 6 Plug-in apparatus [0091] 7 Shelf [0092] 8 Contact point [0093] 9 Contact device [0094] 10 Assembly unit [0095] 11 Contact point [0096] 12 Load [0097] 13 Mounting device [0098] 14 Contact point [0099] 15 Information display [0100] 16 Information display [0101] 17 Partition [0102] 18 Front side [0103] 19 Front [0104] 20 Latching means [0105] 21 Voltage converter [0106] 22 Contact point [0107] 23 Covering panel [0108] 24 Line [0109] 25 Line [0110] 26 Line