WO2018043012A1 - Support pour présentoir de marchandises et système de gestion de marchandises - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a merchandise display rack and a merchandise management system using the merchandise display rack.
- a hanger rack having a loop antenna is conventionally known (for example, see Patent Documents 3 and 4). According to this hanger rack, since the loop antenna is provided in the hanger rack itself, a plurality of products can be managed in real time.
- JP 2004-246617 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2015-23457 Special table 2007-535762 Japanese Patent No. 5687565
- the loop antenna is built in the hanger pipe and the support, or the hanger pipe and the support itself are part of the loop antenna. For this reason, the position of the antenna is restricted by the positions of the hanger pipe and the support column. As a result, when the signal strength of the antenna is small, an RFID tag that cannot be read may be generated among the RFID tags of a plurality of products displayed in the display space surrounded by the hanger pipe and the column. In order to suppress this, when the signal strength of the antenna is increased, it interferes with the loop antenna of another hanger rack or reads the RFID tag of the product displayed in the display space of the other hanger rack. It can happen. Therefore, in the conventional configuration, there is still room for improvement in terms of more reliably reading RFID tags attached to a plurality of products and managing the plurality of products in real time and more reliably.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a merchandise display rack and a merchandise management system capable of more reliably managing a plurality of merchandise in real time.
- a product display rack is a product display rack for displaying a product to which an RFID tag is attached, A cable-shaped reader antenna that is provided in or facing the display space in which the product is displayed and communicates with the RFID tag; A shield member provided between the display space and the external space so as to block at least a part of radio waves from the reader antenna toward the external space of the commodity display rack; Is provided.
- the product management system is a product management system for managing products, A merchandise display rack for displaying merchandise with an RFID tag attached thereto; A store side terminal that communicates with the RFID tag to manage the product;
- the commodity display rack is: A cable-shaped reader antenna that is provided in or facing the display space in which the product is displayed and communicates with the RFID tag; A shield member provided between the display space and the external space so as to block at least a part of radio waves from the reader antenna toward the external space of the commodity display rack; An external communication antenna provided at a position facing the display space via the shield member;
- Have The store side terminal is A store-side antenna for communicating with the external communication antenna; A control unit for managing information of the RFID tag; Have
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a hanger rack according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which two hanger racks of FIG. 1 are arranged adjacent to each other and information on an RFID tag attached to a product is read via a cable-shaped antenna included in each hanger rack.
- It is a schematic block diagram which shows an example of the reader antenna with which the hanger rack of FIG. 1 is provided.
- It is the schematic of the matching circuit part with which the reader antenna of FIG. 3A is provided.
- FIG. 4B is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 4A.
- FIG. 3B is an equivalent circuit diagram of a matching circuit unit included in the reader antenna of FIG. 3A.
- FIG. It is a side view which shows the structure which extended the radiation
- FIG. 5B is a perspective view of FIG. 5B. It is a side view which shows the structure which extended the non-radiation part of the reader / writer antenna using two connectors. It is a side view which decomposes
- FIG. 5E is a perspective view of FIG. 5E. It is the schematic which shows the goods with the RFID tag hung on the hanger.
- FIG. 24 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a hanger rack according to Embodiment 12. It is a perspective view which shows schematic structure of the hanger rack which concerns on Embodiment 13.
- FIG. 38 is a perspective view which shows schematic structure of the display stand which concerns on Embodiment 14.
- FIG. 38 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a display stand according to Embodiment 15.
- FIG. 38 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a display shelf according to Embodiment 16;
- FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a hanger rack according to Embodiment 17.
- FIG. 38 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a display stand according to Embodiment 18.
- FIG. 38 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a display shelf according to the nineteenth embodiment.
- a product display rack is a product display rack for displaying a product to which an RFID tag is attached, A cable-shaped reader antenna that is provided in or facing the display space in which the product is displayed and communicates with the RFID tag; A shield member provided between the display space and the external space so as to block at least a part of radio waves from the reader antenna toward the external space of the commodity display rack; Is provided.
- the reader antenna is provided at a cable-like main body portion having an inner conductor and an outer conductor provided along the inner conductor, and at one end of the cable-like main body portion, and the impedance of the inner conductor is determined by the outer conductor.
- a matching circuit section for matching the impedance of the cable-shaped body, and a magnetic body provided along the outer peripheral surface of the outer conductor at a position away from the one end of the cable-shaped body section, and the cable-shaped body At one end of the part, the inner conductor and the outer conductor may be connected via the matching circuit part.
- the outer conductor of the reader antenna may be connected to the ground.
- one reader antenna may be arranged two-dimensionally or three-dimensionally in the display space.
- the reader antenna may be provided along the shield member on the display space side of the shield member.
- the surface of the shield member facing the reader antenna may have a width that is twice or more the outer diameter of the reader antenna.
- the shield member may have a thickness of 1/10 or more of an outer diameter of the reader antenna at a surface facing the reader antenna.
- an external communication antenna for communicating with the store side antenna may be provided at a position facing the display space via the shield member.
- the product management system is a product management system that manages products, A merchandise display rack for displaying merchandise with an RFID tag attached thereto; A store side terminal that communicates with the RFID tag to manage the product;
- the commodity display rack is: A cable-shaped reader antenna that is provided in or facing the display space in which the product is displayed and communicates with the RFID tag; A shield member provided between the display space and the external space so as to block at least a part of radio waves from the reader antenna toward the external space of the commodity display rack; An external communication antenna provided at a position facing the display space via the shield member;
- Have The store side terminal is A store-side antenna for communicating with the external communication antenna; A control unit for managing information of the RFID tag; Have
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a hanger rack 10 that is an example of a commodity display rack according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the information of the RFID tag 1 attached to the product 2 is read through the cable-shaped reader antenna 20 provided in the two hanger racks 10 adjacent to each other. It is a perspective view shown.
- the direction from left to right is the x direction
- the direction from the front to the back is the y direction
- the direction from the bottom to the top is the z direction.
- the x direction, the y direction, and the z direction are orthogonal to each other.
- the hanger rack 10 is a product display rack for displaying the product 2 to which the RFID tag 1 is attached.
- the product 2 is clothing.
- the hanger rack 10 includes a cable-shaped reader antenna 20 that communicates with the RFID tag 1 and shield members 15a, 15b, and 15c.
- the reader antenna 20 is provided in the display space 4 where the product 2 is displayed or facing the display space 4.
- the shield members 15a, 15b, and 15c are provided between the display space 4 and the external space so as to block at least a part of radio waves that travel from the reader antenna 20 toward the external space of the hanger rack 10.
- a communication module 22 including an external communication antenna for communicating with the store-side antenna 51 is provided at a position facing the display space 4 via the shield member 15c.
- the hanger rack 10 includes a hanger pipe 11 that extends in the x direction and a pair of support columns 12 that extend in the y direction and support both ends of the hanger pipe 11.
- the lower end of each column 12 is connected to the bottom 13.
- a plurality of casters 14 for enabling the hanger rack 10 to be moved are provided on the bottom surface of the bottom portion 13.
- a plurality of hangers 3 are suspended from the hanger pipe 11.
- Each hanger 3 is hung with a product 2 to which an RFID tag 1 is attached.
- a space surrounded by the hanger pipe 11, the pair of support columns 12, and the bottom 13 serves as a display space 4 for displaying the product 2.
- the hanger pipe 11, the support column 12, and the bottom 13 may be made of an insulating material such as resin or wood.
- Shield members 15a and 15b are provided outside the pair of support columns 12 so as to face each other.
- a shield member 15 c is provided above the hanger pipe 11.
- the shield members 15a, 15b, and 15c are made of a conductor such as metal, for example.
- the shield members 15a, 15b, and 15c may have any shape such as a plate shape or a net shape.
- the reader antenna 20 includes a cable-shaped main body portion 21 formed of a coaxial cable.
- the cable-shaped main body 21 has an inner conductor 24 and an outer conductor 25 provided along the inner conductor 24.
- the reader antenna 20 is provided along the outer peripheral surface of the external conductor 25 at a position away from the matching circuit portion 30 provided at one end portion of the cable-like main body portion 21 and one end portion of the cable-like main body portion 21.
- a magnetic body 26 is provided at one end portion of the cable-like main body portion 21 and one end portion of the cable-like main body portion 21.
- the matching circuit unit 30 functions to match the impedance of the inner conductor 24 and the impedance of the outer conductor 25. As shown in FIG. 3B, the inner conductor 24 and the outer conductor 25 are connected to each other at one end portion of the cable-shaped main body portion 21 via a matching circuit portion 30.
- FIG. 4B in order to illustrate both the via-hole conductor 32 and the inner conductor 24 in cross-section, the cutting plane is shifted halfway for convenience as shown by the line AA in FIG. 4A.
- the inner conductor 24 is electrically connected to the first conductor layer 31.
- the first conductor layer 31 is electrically connected to the second conductor layer 33 through two via-hole conductors 32.
- the second conductor layer 33 is connected to the external conductor 25 by capacitive coupling having a capacitor component 35 via an insulator 34. That is, as shown in FIG. 4C, the inner conductor 24 and the outer conductor 25 are connected via a matching circuit unit 30 having a capacitor component 35 and an inductor component 36.
- the magnetic body 26 is made of ferrite, for example.
- the magnetic body 26 functions to divide the reader antenna 20 into a radiation unit 27 that communicates with the RFID tag 1 and a non-radiation unit 28 that does not communicate with the RFID tag 1. That is, the radiating portion 27 extends from one end portion of the cable-shaped main body portion 21 to the magnetic body 26.
- emission part 27 is provided in a meander shape along the back surface of the bottom part 13 which faces the display space 4, as shown in FIG.
- the non-radiating portion 28 extends from the magnetic body 26 to the other end portion of the cable-shaped main body portion 21.
- the non-radiating part 28 also functions as a shield member.
- the non-radiating portion 28 extends in the z direction through the inside of one of the columns 12 as shown in FIG.
- the other end portion of the cable-shaped main body portion 21 is connected to the power feeding portion 23.
- the power supply unit 23 is provided in the communication module 22.
- the outer conductor 25 is connected to the ground so as to be electrically stable.
- the reader antenna 20 is an antenna using a standing wave generated in the external conductor 25 and is not a so-called loop antenna.
- the detection area (radio wave area) of the reader antenna 20 is limited to about 1 m. Further, even if there is a metal body or magnetic body in the vicinity of the reader antenna 20, the frequency characteristics do not change greatly. Further, even if the reader antenna 20 is bent, interference between the bent portions does not occur. For this reason, the reader antenna 20 can be relatively freely arranged two-dimensionally or three-dimensionally.
- the reader antenna 20 has a reader function for reading information of the RFID tag 1, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the reader antenna 20 may be configured to have a reader / writer function of reading information from the RFID tag 1 and writing information to the RFID tag 1. That is, the reader antenna 20 may be a reader / writer antenna.
- the matching circuit unit 30 is configured as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the matching circuit unit 30 may be configured such that a plurality of capacitors and a plurality of inductors are combined and arranged in parallel.
- the reader antenna 20 is composed of the cable-shaped main body portion 21 using a coaxial cable, the matching circuit portion 30, and the magnetic body 26 as shown in FIG. 3A.
- the reader antenna 20 may be configured with a leaky coaxial cable.
- the radio wave intensity is weaker on the side far from the power feeding unit than on the side near the power feeding unit.
- the leaky coaxial cable there is a possibility that interference between the slots may occur when it is bent and arranged.
- the reader antenna 20 shown in FIG. 3A is a traveling wave type cable antenna that generates a standing wave in the outer conductor 25 and uses the standing wave.
- the reader antenna 20 has little loss and can read the RFID tag disposed in the display space 4 more reliably. Further, the reader antenna 20 has no difference in radio field intensity between the side closer to the power feeding unit 23 and the side far from the power supply unit 23, and there is no interference at the bent portion even when the reader antenna 20 is bent.
- FIG. 5A is a side view showing a configuration in which the radiating portion 27 of the reader antenna 20 is extended using two connectors 38b and 38c.
- FIG. 5B is an exploded side view of the two connectors 38b and 38c of FIG. 5A.
- FIG. 5C is a perspective view of FIG. 5B.
- FIG. 5D is a side view showing a configuration in which the non-radiating portion 28 of the reader antenna 20 is extended using two connectors 38d and 38e.
- 5E is an exploded side view of the two connectors 38d and 38e of FIG. 5D.
- FIG. 5F is a perspective view of FIG. 5E.
- the radiating portion 27 of the cable-shaped main body portion 21 which is a coaxial cable including the inner conductor 24 and the outer conductor 25 can be extended by sandwiching the extending portion between the two connectors. it can.
- the connector 38b by the combination of the convex part 39a and the recessed part 39b and the connector 38c by the combination of the convex part 39c and the recessed part 39d are provided between the 1st cable parts 40a and 40c.
- the 2nd cable part 40b used as an extension part is provided between the connector 38b and the connector 38c.
- the length of the radiation part 27 can be adjusted according to the length of the second cable part 40b.
- the non-radiating portion 28 of the cable-shaped main body portion 21 which is a coaxial cable including the inner conductor 24 and the outer conductor 25 is extended by sandwiching the extension portion between the two connectors. Can do.
- a connector 38d that is a combination of the convex portion 39e and the concave portion 39f and a connector 38e that is a combination of the convex portion 39g and the concave portion 39h are provided between the connector 38d and the connector 38e.
- the 4th cable part 40e used as an extension part is provided between the connector 38d and the connector 38e.
- the length of the non-radiating portion 28 can be adjusted according to the length of the fourth cable portion 40e.
- 5A to 5F show a configuration in which two connectors are provided between one cable-shaped main body 21 and one extension is provided between the two connectors.
- the present invention is not limited to this. I can't.
- a plurality of extension portions may be provided between two connectors.
- two cable portions may be connected by one connector to constitute one cable-shaped main body portion 21 as a whole.
- each connector was comprised by the combination of the convex part and the recessed part, this invention is not limited to this.
- one connector may be configured by combining two members of the same type.
- FIG. 6A is a schematic diagram showing the product 2 with the RFID tag 1 hung on the hanger 3.
- FIG. 6B is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of the RFID tag 1 of FIG. 6A.
- the RFID tag 1 is attached to the product 2 as shown in FIG. 6A.
- the RFID tag 1 is attached to the product 2 with a string or the like, for example.
- the RFID tag 1 includes an RFIC element 41 and a dipole antenna 42.
- the dipole antenna 42 includes two antenna elements 43a and 43b extending in a meander shape on both sides of the RFIC element 41.
- the product 2 may be anything that can be managed by the RFID tag 1 regarding inventory management and security.
- the product 2 may be, for example, a jacket, a shirt, a T-shirt, a dress, trousers, a skirt, socks, underwear, or a muffler.
- the goods 2 may be food, tableware, containers, accessories, jewelry, and the like.
- the antenna elements 43a and 43b of the RFID tag 1 have a meandering shape as shown in FIG. 6A.
- the antenna elements 43a and 43b may be linear antennas or loop antennas.
- the configuration of the antenna elements 43a and 43b may be appropriately selected according to the communication frequency band.
- the entire RFID tag 1 may be covered with a cover material (not shown). For example, a price or a brand name may be printed on the surface of the cover material.
- the RFIC element 41 may be packaged together with the matching circuit unit.
- the hanger rack 10 since the cable-shaped reader antenna 20 is used, it is difficult to cause interference with the reader antenna 20 of another adjacent hanger rack 10. Further, since the shield members 15a, 15b, and 15c are provided between the display space 4 and the external space, radio waves radiated from the reader antenna 20 from the display space 4 toward the external space are transmitted by the shield members 15a, 15b, and 15c. Can be blocked. Thereby, reading of the RFID tag 1 of the product 2 displayed in the display space 4 of another adjacent hanger rack 10 can be suppressed. As a result, the management of the plurality of products 2 displayed in the display space 4 of each hanger rack 10 can be performed more reliably in real time. Moreover, the freedom degree of the movement of the hanger rack 10 can be made high.
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the product management system 100.
- the product management system 100 includes a hanger rack 10 for displaying the product 2 with the RFID tag 1 and a store side terminal 50 that communicates with the RFID tag 1 and manages the product. I have.
- the shield members 15a, 15b, and 15c are arranged so as to surround the display space 4, and function as a virtual one shield member.
- this virtual one shield member is shown as a shield member 15.
- a communication module 22 is provided at a position facing the display space 4 via the shield member 15. As shown in FIG. 7, the communication module 22 includes an RFID communication RFIC element 44 connected to the reader antenna 20, a control unit 45, an RFIC element 46, an external communication antenna 47, and a battery 48. I have.
- the RFIC element 46 is an element for WiFi (registered trademark) / Bluetooth (registered trademark) communication, and is connected to an external communication antenna 47.
- the external communication antenna 47 is an antenna that communicates with the store-side antenna 51 in, for example, the UHF band or the SHF band.
- the external communication antenna 47 and the store-side antenna 51 have a communication distance of about 10 m to 100 m, for example, and perform short-range wireless communication using a communication frequency band of 2.4 GHz band or 5 GHz band.
- the reader antenna 20 and the dipole antenna 42 of the RFID tag 1 communicate using the 900 MHz band.
- the communication between the external communication antenna 47 and the store-side antenna 51 and the communication between the reader antenna 20 and the dipole antenna 42 differ in the communication frequency band and the strength and nature of radio waves. For this reason, it is suppressed that an electromagnetic wave interferes.
- An antenna used in the short-range wireless communication system is a resonant antenna.
- the battery 48 supplies power to the RFIC element 44, the control unit 45, and the RFIC element 46.
- the store-side terminal 50 includes a store-side antenna 51, an RFIC element 52, and a control unit 53.
- the store-side antenna 51 is an antenna for communicating with the external communication antenna 47.
- the store side antenna 51 performs short-range wireless communication with the external communication antenna 47, for example, in the UHF band or the SHF band.
- the RFIC element 52 is an element for WiFi (registered trademark) / Bluetooth (registered trademark) communication, and is connected to the store-side antenna 51.
- the control unit 53 manages RFID tag information. More specifically, the control unit 53 performs product management such as a product takeout history. For example, the control unit 53 detects whether or not a specific RFID tag can be read in real time, and manages a history including the number of times that a product with the specific RFID tag is taken out from the hanger rack 10 and then returned. . Thereby, inventory management of a plurality of goods can be performed more correctly. Note that the control unit 53 may perform product management in conjunction with the accounting process.
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a hanger rack 10A according to the second embodiment.
- the hanger rack 10A according to the second embodiment is different from the hanger rack 10 according to the first embodiment in that the hanger pipe 11A and the pair of struts 12A constituting the hanger rack 10A are configured by plate-like conductors such as metal. It is a point that it functions as a shield member. In other words, the shield member functions as the hanger pipe 11A and the support column 12A.
- the necessity of providing the shield members 15a, 15b, and 15c can be eliminated.
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a hanger rack 10B according to the third embodiment.
- the hanger rack 10B according to the third embodiment is different from the hanger rack 10 according to the first embodiment in that the pair of support pillars 12B constituting the hanger rack 10B are configured by plate-like conductors such as metal and function as shield members.
- the communication module 22 is provided on the upper surface of the bottom portion 13.
- the reader antenna 20 is provided along the display space 4 side of the upper surface of the bottom portion 13, one column 12 ⁇ / b> B, the shield member 15 c, and the other column 12 ⁇ / b> B, and is connected to the communication module 22.
- the necessity of providing the shield members 15a and 15b can be eliminated. Further, since the reader antenna 20 is provided so as to surround the display space 4, the radio wave of the reader antenna 20 can be spread over a wider range of the display space 4. As a result, the information of the RFID tag 1 located in the display space 4 can be read more reliably.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the column 12B and the reader antenna 20 as viewed in the BB direction of FIG.
- a range of energy leaking from the outer conductor 25 of the reader antenna 20 is shown as a region 37.
- the post 12 ⁇ / b> B that functions as a shield member preferably has a width W wider than the region 37 on the surface facing the reader antenna 20.
- the post 12 ⁇ / b> B preferably has a width W that is equal to or greater than twice the outer diameter ⁇ of the reader antenna 20 on the surface facing the reader antenna 20.
- the width W on the orthographic projection surface of the reader antenna 20 may be at least twice the outer diameter ⁇ .
- the surface of the support 12B facing the reader antenna 20 has a thickness d that is 1/10 or more of the outer diameter of the reader antenna 20. According to this structure, it can suppress more reliably that the electromagnetic wave radiated
- FIG. 11A is a perspective view illustrating a schematic configuration of a hanger rack 10C according to the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 11B is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the reader antenna 20 is arranged on the hanger pipe 11C in the hanger rack 10C of FIG. 11A.
- the hanger rack 10C according to the fourth embodiment is different from the hanger rack 10B according to the third embodiment in that it does not include the shield member 15c, and the hanger pipe 11C is formed of a cylindrical conductor such as metal and functions as a shield member. This is the point that
- the reader antenna 20 is provided along the lower side of the hanger pipe 11C as shown in FIG. 11B.
- the hanger rack 10C it is possible to eliminate the necessity of providing the shield members 15a, 15b, and 15c. Further, since the reader antenna 20 is provided so as to surround the display space 4, the radio wave of the reader antenna 20 can be spread over a wider range of the display space 4. As a result, the information of the RFID tag 1 located in the display space 4 can be read more reliably.
- the hanger pipe 11C preferably has a width W that is at least twice the outer diameter ⁇ of the reader antenna 20 on the surface facing the reader antenna 20 in the same manner as the support 12B described above with reference to FIG.
- the hanger pipe 11 ⁇ / b> C preferably has a thickness d of 1/10 or more of the outer diameter ⁇ of the reader / writer antenna 20 on the surface facing the reader antenna 20. According to these structures, it can suppress more reliably that the electromagnetic wave radiated
- FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a hanger rack 10D according to the fifth embodiment.
- the hanger rack 10D according to the fifth embodiment is different from the hanger rack 10C according to the fourth embodiment in that the reader antenna 20 is stretched above the hanger pipe 11C, not below the hanger pipe 11C. is there.
- FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a hanger rack 10E according to the sixth embodiment.
- the hanger rack 10E according to the sixth embodiment is different from the hanger rack 10B according to the third embodiment in that the pair of support columns 12E are made of a cylindrical conductor such as metal and function as a shield member. .
- the hanger pipe 16 is provided in the intermediate part of a pair of support
- the reader antenna 20 is provided along the display space 4 side of the hanger pipe 16, the upper portion of one support 12 ⁇ / b> E, the bottom surface of the shield member 15 c, the other support 12 ⁇ / b> E, and the upper surface of the bottom 13, and is connected to the communication module 22. ing.
- the radio waves of the reader antenna 20 are spread over a wider range of the display space 4. Can be made. As a result, information on the RFID tag located in the display space 4 can be read more reliably.
- FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a hanger rack 10F according to the seventh embodiment.
- the difference between the hanger rack 10F according to the seventh embodiment and the hanger rack 10E according to the sixth embodiment is the arrangement of the reader antenna 20. More specifically, the reader antenna 20 is provided along the shield member 15c, the upper portion of one support column 12E, the hanger pipe 16, the lower portion of the other support column 12E, and the display space 4 side of the upper surface of the bottom portion 13. And connected to the communication module 22.
- the radio waves of the reader antenna 20 are spread over a wider range of the display space 4. Can be made. As a result, information on the RFID tag located in the display space 4 can be read more reliably.
- FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a hanger rack 10G according to the eighth embodiment.
- the radio waves of the reader antenna 20 are spread over a wider range of the display space 4. Can be made. As a result, information on the RFID tag located in the display space 4 can be read more reliably.
- FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a hanger rack 10H according to the ninth embodiment.
- the hanger rack 10H according to the ninth embodiment is different from the hanger rack 10G according to the eighth embodiment in the arrangement of the reader antenna 20. More specifically, the reader antenna 20 is provided in a substantially annular shape along the outer peripheral portion of the upper surface of the bottom portion 13 and is connected to the communication module 22.
- the radio waves of the reader antenna 20 are spread over a wider range of the display space 4. Can be made. As a result, information on the RFID tag located in the display space 4 can be read more reliably.
- FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a hanger rack 10I according to the tenth embodiment.
- the difference between the hanger rack 10I according to the tenth embodiment and the hanger rack 10G according to the eighth embodiment is the arrangement of the reader antenna 20. More specifically, one end portion of the reader antenna 20 extends to the one column 12G along the bottom surface of the other column 12G and the shield member 15c. In the tenth embodiment, the reader antenna 20 is provided in a meander shape on the bottom surface of the shield member 15c from one strut 12G to the other strut 12G.
- the radio waves of the reader antenna 20 are spread over a wider range of the display space 4. Can be made. As a result, information on the RFID tag located in the display space 4 can be read more reliably.
- FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a hanger rack 10J according to the eleventh embodiment.
- the hanger rack 10J according to the eleventh embodiment is different from the hanger rack 10G according to the eighth embodiment in the arrangement of the reader antenna 20. More specifically, the reader antenna 20 is provided along the display space 4 side of the upper surface of one column 12E, the shield member 15c, the other column 12G, and the bottom 13 and is connected to the communication module 22.
- the radio waves of the reader antenna 20 are spread over a wider range of the display space 4. Can be made. As a result, information on the RFID tag located in the display space 4 can be read more reliably.
- FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a hanger rack 10K according to the twelfth embodiment.
- the hanger rack 10K according to the twelfth embodiment is different from the hanger rack 10F according to the seventh embodiment in the arrangement of the reader antenna 20. More specifically, the reader antenna 20 is provided with a portion along the bottom surface of the shield member 15c and the top surface of the bottom portion 13 in a meander shape.
- the radio waves of the reader antenna 20 are spread over a wider range of the display space 4. Can be made. As a result, information on the RFID tag located in the display space 4 can be read more reliably.
- FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a hanger rack 10L according to the thirteenth embodiment.
- the difference between the hanger rack 10L according to the thirteenth embodiment and the hanger rack 10G according to the eighth embodiment is the arrangement of the reader antenna 20. More specifically, the reader antenna 20 is not provided in a meander shape on the upper surface of the bottom portion 13, but is provided in a meander shape between the hanger pipe 11 and the upper surface of the bottom portion 13.
- the radio waves of the reader antenna 20 are spread over a wider range of the display space 4. Can be made. As a result, information on the RFID tag located in the display space 4 can be read more reliably.
- FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a display stand 60 which is an example of a merchandise display rack according to the fourteenth embodiment.
- the display stand 60 is a stand having a predetermined height having a display space 61 for displaying products surrounded by the shield member 62. Inside the display stand 60, the reader antenna 20 is arranged in a meander shape. A plurality of casters 63 for making the display stand 60 movable are attached to the bottom surface of the bottom of the display stand 60.
- the display stand 60 since the cable-shaped reader antenna 20 is used, interference with the reader antenna 20 of another adjacent display stand 60 hardly occurs. Further, since the shield member 62 is provided between the display space 61 and the external space, the radio wave radiated from the reader antenna 20 from the display space 61 toward the external space can be blocked by the shield member 62. Thereby, it can suppress reading the RFID tag of the goods displayed in the display space 61 of the other adjacent display stand 60. FIG. As a result, it is possible to manage a plurality of products displayed in the display space 61 of each display stand 60 in real time and more reliably. Moreover, the freedom degree of the movement of the display stand 60 can be made high.
- the display stand 60 since one reader antenna 20 is two-dimensionally arranged in the display space 61, the radio waves of the reader antenna 20 are spread over a wider range of the display space 61. Can be made. As a result, the information on the RFID tag located in the display space 61 can be read more reliably.
- FIG. 22 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a display stand 60A according to Embodiment 15.
- the display stand 60A according to the fifteenth embodiment is different from the display stand 60 according to the fourteenth embodiment in that the reader antenna 20 is further provided in an annular shape along the inner peripheral surface of the shield member 62.
- the radio wave of the reader antenna 20 can be spread over a wider range of the display space 61, and the information of the RFID tag located in the display space 61 can be read more reliably. Can do.
- FIG. 23 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a display shelf 70 which is an example of a commodity display rack according to the sixteenth embodiment.
- the display shelf 70 is a shelf having a plurality of display spaces 71 for displaying products surrounded by the shield member 72.
- the display shelf 70 includes a plurality of shelf boards 73 that partition the display spaces 71 and the communication module 22.
- the communication module 22 is provided at a position above the display shelf 70 and facing the display space 71 with a shield member 72 interposed therebetween.
- One reader antenna 20 is provided so as to pass through the outer periphery of each shelf board 73 and to be connected to the communication module 22.
- a plurality of casters 74 for allowing the display shelf 70 to be moved are attached to the bottom surface of the bottom of the display shelf 70.
- the display shelf 70 since the cable-shaped reader antenna 20 is used, interference with the reader antenna 20 of another adjacent display shelf 70 is unlikely to occur. Further, since the shield member 72 is provided between the display space 71 and the external space, radio waves radiated from the reader antenna 20 from the display space 71 toward the external space can be blocked by the shield member 72. Thereby, reading of the RFID tag of the commodity displayed in the display space 71 of another adjacent display shelf 70 can be suppressed. As a result, it is possible to manage a plurality of products displayed in the display space 71 of each display shelf 70 in real time and more reliably. Further, the degree of freedom of movement of the display shelf 70 can be increased.
- the display shelf 70 since one reader antenna 20 is three-dimensionally arranged in the display space 71, the radio waves of the reader antenna 20 are spread over a wider range of the display space 71. Can be spread. As a result, the information of the RFID tag positioned in the display space 71 can be read more reliably.
- FIG. 24 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a hanger rack 10M according to the seventeenth embodiment.
- the hanger rack 10M according to the seventeenth embodiment is different from the hanger rack 10 according to the first embodiment in that the non-radiating portion 28 (see FIG. 3A) of the reader antenna 20 is provided inside the pair of columns 12 and the hanger pipe 11. It is a point.
- the shield members 15a, 15b, and 15c are not provided in order to cause the non-radiating portion 28 to function as a shield member.
- the communication module 22 is provided on the upper surface of the bottom portion 13. The tip of the non-radiating portion 28 of the reader antenna 20 is connected to the communication module 22.
- the hanger rack 10M since the cable-shaped reader antenna 20 is used, it is difficult to cause interference with the reader antenna 20 of another adjacent hanger rack 10M. Further, since the non-radiating portion 28 of the reader antenna 20 is provided as a shield member between the display space 71 and the external space, the radio waves radiated from the reader antenna 20 directed from the display space 71 to the external space are not emitted. Can be blocked by. Thereby, it can suppress reading the RFID tag of the goods displayed in the display space 71 of other adjacent hanger rack 10M. As a result, it is possible to more reliably manage a plurality of products displayed in the display space 71 of each hanger rack 10M in real time. Moreover, the freedom degree of the movement of the hanger rack 10M can be increased.
- the non-radiating portion 28 of the reader antenna 20 is provided inside the pair of support columns 12 and the hanger pipe 11, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the non-radiating portion 28 of the reader antenna 20 may be provided along the surface of the pair of support columns 12 and the hanger pipe 11 on the display space 4 side (see, for example, FIG. 11A).
- the hanger pipe 11 and the pair of support columns 12 are also connected to the ground. Will be connected to.
- the hanger pipe 11 and the pair of support columns 12 can be electrically stabilized as a shield member.
- FIG. 25 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a display stand 80 which is an example of a merchandise display rack according to the eighteenth embodiment.
- the display stand 80 is a stand having a display space (two-dimensional plane) 81 for displaying commodities. Inside the display space 81, the radiation portion 27 of the reader antenna 20 is arranged in a meander shape. Further, a non-radiating portion 28 of the reader antenna 20 that functions as a shield member is arranged in a substantially annular shape on the outer peripheral portion of the display space 81 and is connected to the communication module 22.
- the display stand 80 since the cable-shaped reader antenna 20 is used, interference with the reader antenna 20 of another adjacent display stand 80 hardly occurs.
- the non-radiating portion 28 of the reader antenna 20 is provided as a shield member between the display space 81 and the external space, radio waves radiated from the reader antenna 20 from the display space 81 toward the external space are not emitted. Can be blocked by. Thereby, reading of the RFID tag of the product displayed in the display space 81 of another adjacent display stand 80 can be suppressed. As a result, the management of a plurality of products displayed in the display space 81 of each display stand 80 can be performed more reliably in real time. Moreover, the freedom degree of the movement of the display stand 80 can be made high.
- FIG. 26 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a display shelf 90 which is an example of a commodity display rack according to the nineteenth embodiment.
- the display shelf 90 is a shelf having a plurality of display spaces (three-dimensional planes) 91 for displaying commodities.
- the display shelf 90 includes a plurality of shelf boards 92 that partition the display spaces 91 and the communication module 22.
- the communication module 22 is disposed on the upper part of the display shelf 90.
- the radiating portion 27 of one reader antenna 20 is disposed so as to pass through the outer peripheral portion of each shelf plate 92. Further, the non-radiating portion 28 of one reader antenna 20 is arranged so as to be wound a plurality of times along the outer peripheral surface of the display shelf 90 at equal or substantially equal intervals and connected to the communication module 22.
- the display shelf 90 since the cable-shaped reader antenna 20 is used, interference with the reader antenna 20 of another adjacent display shelf 90 is unlikely to occur. Further, since the non-radiating portion 28 of the reader antenna 20 is provided as a shield member between the display space 91 and the external space, radio waves radiated from the reader antenna 20 from the display space 91 toward the external space are not emitted. Can be blocked by. Thereby, reading of the RFID tag of the product displayed in the display space 91 of another adjacent display shelf 90 can be suppressed. As a result, it is possible to manage a plurality of products displayed in the display space 91 of each display shelf 90 in real time and more reliably.
- the product display rack and the product management system of the present invention it is possible to manage a plurality of products in real time and more reliably, which is useful for inventory management and security management of a plurality of products. is there.
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Abstract
Le but de la présente invention est de fournir un support pour un présentoir de marchandises avec lequel il est possible de réaliser une gestion d'une pluralité d'articles de marchandises en temps réel et avec une plus grande fiabilité. Un support pour présentoir de marchandises selon la présente invention est destiné à afficher des articles de marchandise auxquels des étiquettes RFID sont fixées. Ledit support pour présentoir de marchandises comprend : une antenne de lecteur en forme de câble qui est disposée à l'intérieur d'un espace de présentation dans lequel une marchandise est affichée ou tournée vers ledit espace de présentation, et qui communique avec les étiquettes RFID ; et un élément de protection qui est disposé entre l'espace de présentation et un espace qui est extérieur à celui-ci, de manière à occlure au moins une partie d'ondes radio qui émanent de l'antenne de lecteur vers l'espace qui est extérieur au support pour présentoir de marchandises.
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