Shelf unit and shelving system
AssigneeEnjoy Group AB
InventorsHåkan Sjölander, John Andersen
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Abstract
Example embodiments relate to a rotatable gravity feeding shelf unit having a bracket onto which a rotatable shelf is arranged. The shelf is arranged having an inclination angle for providing gravity feeding in a forward direction in a display position when a front side of the shelf is accessible. The shelf unit further includes a tilting device arranged for providing tilting of the plane of rotation of the shelf during rotation, thereby controlling the inclination angle of the shelf.
Claims19
A shelf assembly for displaying products including a plurality of vertically arranged gravity feeding shelf units, each of said shelf units comprising:
- a bracket;
- a shelf configured to support a plurality of products to be displayed having a front side and an opposite rear side,
- wherein said shelf, in a display position facing a forward direction when products placed on said shelf are accessible via said front side of said shelf, is arranged having an inclination angle for providing gravity feeding of said products in said forward direction, and
- wherein said shelf is rotatably engaged with said bracket to be rotatable about an axis of rotation between said display position and a refill position of said shelf when said rear side is facing said forward direction, wherein a position of the axis of rotation with reference to the bracket is fixed;
- and
- a tilting device engaged with said bracket arranged for providing tilting of a plane of rotation of said shelf during rotation of said shelf relative to said bracket between said display position and said refill position,
- wherein said tilting device is configured to provide tilting of the plane of rotation of the shelf during rotation so as to control the inclination angle of the shelf, and
- wherein a direction and an amplitude of said tilting during rotation of said shelf between said display position and said refill position, is selected to provide a set inclination angle of said shelf in said refill position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.