Article feed insert for an article feed system

• US 8,573,379 B2
• Filed: 02/01/2011
• Issued: 11/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2010
• 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 Alexander
• Primary Examiner(s): NICHOLSON III, LESLIE AUGUST
• Application Number:
  US13/018,808
• Publication Number:
  US 20110186401A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,008 Days
• Field of Search: 193/35.C, 193/35.R, 193/37, 198/860.1, 211/74, 211/90.01, 211/126.1, 211/144, 211/151, 211/153, 312/61, 312/71, 414/276, 414/286
• US Class Current: 193/37
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 1/125 with an article-pushing device

Abstract

An article feed insert for an article feed system for automatic conveyance of articles located along the article feed insert in one conveyance direction B to a visual edge of a shelf equipped with the article feed system with the following features: a set of conveying rollers which are supported on the roller carrier transversely to the conveyance direction B, two profile rails which can be attached independently of one another to the opposite sides of the roller carrier for fixing of the conveying rollers on the roller carrier, a first fixing element which can be attached to one visible edges of the roller carrier for fixing the profile rails, and a second fixing element which can be attached opposite the first fixing element to the roller carrier for fixing the profile rails.

Claims

1. Article feed insert for an article feed system for automatic conveyance of articles located along the article feed insert in one conveyance direction B to a visual edge of a shelf equipped with the article feed system, the article feed insert comprising:

a roller carrier for holding a set of conveying rollers, wherein the set of conveying rollers are supported on the roller carrier transversely to the conveyance direction B,

two profile rails attached independently of one another to opposite sides of the roller carrier for fixing the set of conveying rollers on the roller carrier,

a first fixing element attached to a first end of the roller carrier, wherein said first fixing element is fixed to the two profile rails, and

a second fixing element integrally attached to a second end of the roller carrier opposite the first end.

2. Article feed insert as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first fixing element is fixed to the profile rails without screws and cement.

3. Article feed insert as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first fixing element is fixed by positive contact to the profile rails without additional components, in the transverse direction and in the longitudinal direction to the conveyance direction B.

4. Article feed insert as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first fixing element is fixed to the profile rails by at least partial deformation of the profile rails.

5. Article feed insert as claimed in claim 1, wherein the profile rails are made as a U-profile to hold the roller carrier in the U-profile by clamping.

6. Article feed insert as claimed in claim 1, wherein said profile rails have catch projections in a U-profile of the profile rails to secure the roller carrier in the conveyance direction B.

7. Article feed insert as claimed in claim 1, wherein the profile rails on their side facing away from the roller carrier have corresponding profiling for parallel arrangement and fixing of several article feed inserts.

8. Article feed insert as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first and second fixing element each have at least one divider holder.

9. Article feed insert as claimed in claim 1, wherein the profile rails are made flush with the first fixing element.

10. Article feed insert as claimed in claim 1, wherein said roller carrier further comprises a conveying roller holder for supporting said set of conveying rollers.

11. Article feed system with at least one article feed insert which is tilted to a visible edge of an article feed insert comprising:

a roller carrier for holding a set of conveying rollers, wherein the set of conveying rollers are supported on the roller carrier transversely to the conveyance direction B,

two profile rails attached independently of one another to opposite sides of the roller carrier for fixing of the conveying rollers on the roller carrier,

a first fixing element attached to a first end of the roller carrier, wherein said first fixing element is fixed to the two profile rails, and

a second fixing element integrally attached to a second end of the roller carrier opposite the first end.

12. Article feed insert as claimed in claim 11, wherein said roller carrier further comprises a conveying roller holder for supporting said set of conveying rollers.