EP 1864597 A1 20071212 - Spring pusher
Title (en)
Spring pusher
Title (de)
Federangetriebene Schubvorrichtung
Title (fr)
Poussoir à ressort
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 06425392 A 20060609
Abstract (en)
A spring pusher for packages queued over a shelf with front stopper much simpler to be used and with a greatly enhanced tolerance to hurried and/or careless use, always ensuring a secure end of travel retention and an outstandingly easy and reliable release once the new packages have been properly arranged in the relative sector or division of the shelf. The device has a guide (1) along which a slider (2) may run recalled by spring (3) toward a rest position at the front edge of the guide. A novel arrangement of retention of the slider (2) in its rearmost travel position along the guide comprises a pin feeler (5) sustained by an arm (4) capable of elastically flexing sideway. The feeler, after sliding along the outer flank of at least an upright protrusion (6) of the guide (1), near the rearmost end of travel of the slider, engages itself into a catching loop of the protrusion. In plan view, the protrusion (6) has the shape of a two branch fork slanted at an angle in respect to a longitudinal axis of the guide, defining a semicircular catch between the two branches of the fork and has an "inlet" branch, over the outer flank surface of which slides the pin feeler (5) upon pushing toward the rearmost end of travel the slider (2) to block it, that is shorter than the "outlet" branch, on the inner flank surface of which slides the feeler (5) when releasing it.
IPC 8 full level
A47F 1/12 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A47F 1/126 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [A] GB 2290077 A 19951213 - PPE LTD [GB]
- [A] US 2003057167 A1 20030327 - JOHNSON ALLEN E [US], et al
- [E] US 2006186065 A1 20060824 - CIESICK JAMES M [US]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA HR MK YU
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1864597 A1 20071212; EP 1864597 B1 20090415; AT E428332 T1 20090515; DE 602006006299 D1 20090528
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 06425392 A 20060609; AT 06425392 T 20060609; DE 602006006299 T 20060609