MERCHANDISE FEED INSERT FOR A MERCHANDISE FEED SYSTEM

• US 20130015155A1
• Filed: 07/06/2012
• Published: 01/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dirk A. Brügmann Kunststoff-Verarbeitung GmbH & Co. KG
• Original Assignee: Dirk A. Brügmann Kunststoff-Verarbeitung GmbH & Co. KG
• Inventors: Brgmann, Lars
• Granted Patent: US 9,220,353 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 211/151
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 1/12 dispensing from the side of an approximately horizontal stack A47F1/087 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 1/023 Arrangements of article supporting rollers on racks

Abstract

A merchandise feed insert for a merchandise feed system for automatic conveyance of merchandise located along the merchandise feed insert in one transport direction B to one visible edge of a shelf equipped with the merchandise feed system, the feed insert having

• • a set of transport rolls which are supported on a roll carrier transversely to the transport direction B;
  • two profile rails which can be clipped independently of one another on opposite sides of the roll carrier for holding the transport rolls on the roll carrier with at least three catch means at a time which are distributed in the transport direction along the roll carrier and/or the profile rails.

Claims

1. A merchandise feed insert for a merchandise feed system for automatic conveyance of merchandise located along the merchandise feed insert in one transport direction B to one visible edge of a shelf equipped with the merchandise feed system with the following features:

a set of transport rolls which are supported on a roll carrier transversely to the transport direction B,

two profile rails which can be clipped independently of one another on opposite sides of the roll carrier for holding the transport rolls on the roll carrier with at least three catch means at a time which are distributed in the transport direction along the roll carrier and/or the profile rails.

2. The merchandise feed insert as claimed in claim 1, wherein a first and/or second fixing section which is located on opposite ends of the roll carrier is/are made integrally with the roll carrier for bringing the merchandise feed insert to the shelf.

3. The merchandise feed insert as claimed in claim 1, wherein the profile rails are made as a U-profile and to hold the roll carrier in the U-profile, catch means being arranged on inside walls of the profile rails.

4. The merchandise feed insert as claimed in claim 1, wherein the catch means each consists of an upper catch projection and an opposite lower catch projection as well as corresponding snap-in elements.

5. The merchandise feed insert as claimed in claim 1, wherein the upper catch projections are located on an upper leg of the profile rails.

6. The merchandise feed insert as claimed in one of claim 4 or 5, wherein upper snap-in elements corresponding to the upper catch projections are provided at least partially on, especially upper ends of, webs of transport roll holders for supporting the transport rolls.

7. The merchandise feed insert as claimed in one of claim 4 or 5, wherein the lower catch projections each have a bevel pointed toward the roll carrier.

8. A merchandise feed system having a merchandise feed insert for automatic conveyance of merchandise in one transport direction B to one visible edge of a shelf, said merchandise feed insert comprised of

a set of transport rolls which are supported on a roll carrier transversely to the transport direction B,

two profile rails which can be clipped independently of one another on opposite sides of the roll carrier for holding the transport rolls on the roll carrier with at least three catch means at a time which are distributed in the transport direction along the roll carrier and/or the profile rails, said merchandise feed insert being tilted in said merchandise feed system toward said visible edge.