CN101849250B

CN101849250B - Coiled cable display device

Info

Publication number: CN101849250B
Application number: CN2008801085762A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 迈克尔·瑞普; 雷纳·布伦纳
Original assignee: Checkpoint Systems Inc
Current assignee: Checkpoint Systems Inc
Priority date: 2007-09-28
Filing date: 2008-09-26
Publication date: 2012-08-29
Anticipated expiration: 2028-09-26
Also published as: WO2009042905A1; AU2008304229B2; CN101849250A; AU2008304229A1; EP2210244A1

Abstract

A system for displaying an item includes a display shelf having an aperture through it and a thin tether having a first end and a second end that extends through the aperture. The first end of the tether is secured to a mount above a top side of said display shelf and the second end of said tether is secured adjacent to a bottom side of the displays shelf. The first end of the tether has a mount for connection of tether to the item, above the shelf. The system further includes a coiled cable coiled around the tether extending through the aperture. The coiled cable provides an electrical path to the item. The coiled cable has a first end and a second end. The first end is secured adjacent to the mount and the second end securely terminates below the bottom unexposed side of said display shelf.

Description

Coiled cable display device

The cross reference of related application

This PCT application require application on September 28th, 2007, title is that the application number of coiled cable display device is the right of priority of 60/976,094 U.S. Provisional Patent Application, its full content is all incorporated this paper by reference into.

Technical field

The present invention relates generally to the distribution is the article display of purpose, more particularly, relates to the article that are used for showing on commercial environment sales counter or the similar structures and prevents the system that article are stolen simultaneously.

Background technology

Known in the state of the art by showing freely that through the sensor monitoring of electric wire connection monitoring alarm equipment object is stolen to prevent.Said article are showed in sales counter or other structures usually, and supplying intentionally, the buyer watches.When operation electric wire or anti-theft device or movable sensor, monitoring alarm equipment causes can be listened and/or visual alarm.When suggestion is attempted mobile article client, through reporting to the police or visual alarm is provided providing on the sales counter to listen, and provide a kind of to showing the reliable supervision of object on presentation device, and especially on equipment and device, need the device of few relatively cost.

Usually, freely show and comprise some objects.Like further action, when statistical phenomeon and/or preservation date on the same day and/or time, detection can be stored with date and time on the same day, supplies reference in statistical study in the future, thereby obtains about putting on display the information of object attractive force.For this reason, monitoring alarm equipment comprises and is used to store event count and/or the storer of event date and/or time.

The sensor of recording unit possibly be a motion sensor.Sensor can have a mind to buyer near or be sitting in and work when putting on display the article front, show with the beginning product information.Do not need additional move under the said situation.Yet the recording unit sensor also possibly be a removal sensor.

The recording unit sensor possibly be a switch, especially possibly be machinery or capacitive character or inductive or photoelectron or magnetic switch.Particularly advantageous is that the recording unit sensor is the part of theft-proof sensor device, because this makes existing equipment to serve many purposes.And; The theft-proof sensor device preferably includes and is fixed on the sensor that needs on the fixing article; Said sensor connects monitoring alarm equipment through the cable that is wound on the cable puller, and making the recording unit sensor configuration is the detectable time that cable is pulled away from cable puller of rolling.Cable puller provides " dexterity " to show.Sensor is configurable to be the magnetic switch that comprises on reed contact that is installed on the cable puller shell and the magnet that is installed in the drawer type cable.In the said device, the magnet that is installed on the cable is suitable for being configured to the cable retainer against pillar, and cable roughly is in roll-up state.In addition, said sensor device has the advantage that is easy to retrofit.

Various known presentation device safety are arranged and can send signal or the transmission power supply signal that is fixed on the sensor on the article freely, thereby be the article power supplies.Yet useful is the presentation device that a kind of electric signal that safety is provided fully and deftly and is suitable for transmitting can be provided.

Though said apparatus and method relate generally to affixed merchandise, as what it will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art that be, though as if said apparatus and method are suitable for said purposes usually, see from the viewpoint of effective propaganda and distribution article, still not too satisfactory.Thus; Can listen near warning (perhaps even on presentation device or the sales counter or the sales counter visual alarm is being provided) though provide at the sales counter place; Maybe be to stoping or avoiding theft influential; But produce passive atmosphere, for example near the potential customer of other presentation device maybe that the sounding alarm of theft takes place be frightened or put down article because of indication.Therefore, need have when people pick up or touch article, make the people can be easy to inspected object with receive the article relevant information, be sent to the system and method for the advantage of guarding against theft through generation simultaneously away from the authorized person's who shows wireless signal.

All reference papers that this paper quotes are all incorporated this paper by reference into.

Summary of the invention

A kind of system that is used for displaying articles comprises: showing stand has the hole of passing said showing stand; Extend through the cord in said hole, it has first end and second end.First end of said rope is fixed on the support of said showing stand top face, and second end of said rope is fixed near the bottom surface of said showing stand.First end of said rope has the support that is used to connect the said article on said rope and the said showing stand.Said system also comprise be wound on extend through said hole said rope around cable rolling.Said cable rolling is that said article provide power path.Said cable rolling has first end and second end.Said first end is fixed near the said support, and said second end firmly finishes up under the not exposure bottom surface of said showing stand.

Second end of cord preferably connects spring serving dish, thereby makes the hole of first end deflection showing stand of rope.Hollow tube can be located between serving dish and the showing stand, to hold the cable rolling and part rope in the retracted position.

Or second end of cord can connect to be positioned at and freely hangs pouring weight below the hole, thereby makes the hole of first end deflection showing stand of cord.

The exposed top surface of showing stand possibly have the bearing that is used for holding articles, and the bottom surface has hollow tube and can connect showing stand, with holding portion rope and cable rolling.Hollow tube has top and bottom.The top preferred immobilization is on showing stand, so that support is when being positioned on the bearing, hollow tube surrounds part rope and cable rolling.

Preferably, rope is processed by the anti-metallic cable of cutting, in case article are stolen.

Case sensor can be connected with article, with detect client to the operation of article or near.Here, case sensor coupling monitoring alarm device.Case sensor corresponding to client to the operation of article or near to monitoring alarm device emission sensor signal.Monitoring alarm device comprises: transmitter is arranged in the people and under near remove article sales counter or other structures situation, wireless signal is provided automatically; Receiver is configured to receive said wireless signal, removes near sales counter or other structures with notified on authorization people article.

The case sensor article on cable rolling first end that can be coupled, first end of rope coupling article wherein, second end coupling monitoring alarm device of cable rolling.Cable rolling is set to transmit the electric signal that case sensor produces, show have the people near, touch or pick up article.

Preferably, rope on showing stand, is removed article to stop with the electronic article physical fixation without authorization from showing stand.Here, cable rolling comprises power lead and sensor signal lead, and the end of power lead and sensor signal lead is contained in the supply socket of coupling electronic article, thereby is electronic article power supply or charging.

Support also possibly comprise carriage, and its holding articles also comprises releasedly supply socket is fixed on the element on the article.

At last, support is the cell type support, is suitable for replacing the standard cell that provides with article.The standard cell fastener for installing that the support utilization provides with article, wherein the cell type support has the antitheft fastener.

Description of drawings

In conjunction with following accompanying drawing the present invention is described, same reference numbers indication similar elements in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the stereographic map with some display devices according to the described system that is used for displaying articles of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, shown in each system a portable phone is arranged in the retracted position;

Fig. 2 is a power supply/charge functions of components view of the present invention, thereby when detecing surreptitiously, is the electronic article power supply/charge;

Fig. 3 has described the preferred embodiment of the power supply part of burglary-resisting system and theft preventing method, and it is being detectd surreptitiously and when starting product advertising, is being power electronic equipment/charging of being showed;

Fig. 4 is the cut-open view that is used for the embodiment of Fig. 3 and is shown as the exemplary supply socket under the not-connected status;

Fig. 5 is the cut-open view of the supply socket of the Fig. 4 under the extension state that is shown as when connecting electronic equipment;

Fig. 6 is the described stereographic map that is used for the system of displaying articles of another preferred embodiment according to the present invention, is shown as to have article (portable phone) in the retracted position;

Fig. 7 is for being used for the end perspective view of cable rolling that Fig. 6 is used for the system of displaying articles around rope and support;

Fig. 8 is shown as in the extension bit away from the showing stand of enclosing and is equipped with portable phone for being used for the stereographic map of the system of displaying articles among Fig. 6;

Fig. 9 is the stereographic map of the alternate embodiment of the described system that is used for displaying articles of another preferred embodiment according to the present invention, is shown as not have the serving dish, but in the retracted position portable phone is arranged;

Figure 10 is for according to the said stereographic map that is used to show the system of article of Fig. 9, is shown as not have winding roll, but is equipped with portable phone in extension bit.

Embodiment

Each numeral of description; Wherein same reference numeral is indicated the general identical parts of some views; Fig. 1 shows some systems that are used for displaying articles 10; Mobile electronic device for example is like cellular phone, camera, portable DVD player/CD Player, memory stick, field camera etc., so that the potential customer can be near the showing stand of showing said article or other structures to go through article.Under some situation, can be through being positioned on article (not shown) place sales counter or other structures or near it continuous figure display device shows article for information about.Display device 10 possibly be included as the sounding sensor that sound provides Visual Display.For example, see that application number is 11/693,352 U.S. Patent application, it is all explained and all incorporates this paper by reference into.

In the prior art, device comprises detects surreptitiously sensor, is connected through cable to connect on the need fixed object of monitoring alarm equipment.Sensor response is removed or when cut-out or actuating cable, is produced burglar alarm from object.In addition, monitoring alarm equipment comprises incident or frequency (for example, object operation) storer and the device of following the trail of the generation date and time.The further improvement of panalarm has provided to director of store or salesman's PDA(Personal Digital Assistant) or cell phone or other wireless receivers or has warned individual security monitor of committing theft that the transmitter of wireless signal is provided.Signal also provides confirming article just stolen in the retail shop and position thereof.Therefore, need not trigger comprehensive warning, take " silent alarm " or " specify and report to the police " to make the relevant personnel take quick and appropriate action, thus near other clients can not startling.

As visible in the system among Fig. 2, have the people near or remove when putting on display article 2, recording unit can record.In the illustrated embodiment; Recording unit comprises through cable 8 and the monitoring alarm equipment that provides as burglary-resisting installation and (for example is in control " case sensor " or " removal sensor " of communicating by letter; Detect surreptitiously sensor 7) so that two kinds of functions only need a shared monitoring alarm equipment.

In the prior art, connect detect sensor 7 surreptitiously coil of cable on cable puller 9.Sensor 7 is configured to detect will roll cable 5 from time that cable puller 9 unclamps.In the illustrated embodiment, sensor 7 is configured to magnetic switch, and it has the reed contact 11 that is installed on the cable puller shell 13 and is installed in the magnet of rolling on the cable 5 12.Reed contact 11 preferred embeddings in the plastics can be installed on the cable puller shell 13 or its inside.The cable 8 that

reed contact conductors

8A, 8B form provides the state of reed contact 11 for monitoring alarm equipment.Remove as permanent magnet 12; Magnet 12 is changed reed contact 11 once leaving its rest position when drawn out cable 5; Make outside the magnetic field at reed contact 11 places is interfered, magnet 12 also has the cable retainer and the additional function that is connected sensor that is in rest position that is used to loosen cable 5.In the said device; The magnet 12 of stube cable 5 plays cable retainer (or cable restriction ratchet; If thereby cable 5 rolls out fully, magnet is as reverse ratchet) effect, be under the state of roughly rolling at cable 5 and lean against on the pillar that defines by the shell in the present embodiment 13.Especially advantageously, sensor 7 be easy to be retrofit into solid cheaply article and the space that needs very little.

Fig. 3 has described another feature of system and method according to the invention: for putting on display article (electronic equipment) charging/power supply, keep said safety of goods simultaneously.Therefore, system according to the invention not only guards against theft, and is said power devices.Only by way of example mode is visible like Fig. 3, can be 8 cell phones power supplies of exhibition through the panel box 20 of link single supply.Under multiplexer 22 controls, 20 every separated schedule times (this time interval can change as required) of panel box are 8 phones chargings in turn, so that use more small power supply (2 utmost point).8 article (for example 8 cell phones) can connect panel box 20 through 86 polar conductors, wherein through 84 polar conductor distribution control boxs 20.Perhaps, also availablely be that than large power supply all article continue charging.Each cell phone of being showed all connects a fixed product and is the sensor of its charging (for example, through rubber cushion).

Another characteristic of the present invention such as Fig. 2-shown in Figure 5.Here, be provided as the ability and the stealing warning detection of the power electronic equipment of displaying through rope.Especially, as shown in Figure 4, detecing surreptitiously, sensor comprises proximity transducer or the reed switch 42A with cable 51 that the sensor signal path is provided.Product carrier 27 (see figure 3) holding articles 2 (that is electronic equipment).Hole (not shown) on the carriage 27 allows supply socket 29 to insert electronic equipment 2, to keep electronic equipment live.A pair of pointer or

coupling component

30A and 30B (for example, being overmolded to carriage 27 back sides) Fixed power-supply socket 29.

Fig. 4 is the cut-open view of the preferred embodiment of supply socket 29 under the not-connected status.Socket 29 comprises shell 32, on shell 32 opposite sides, pair of

holes

34A and 34B is arranged.Slide with one heart in the shell 32 and be provided with electrode member 36, be used to support the power electrode 38 that receives electric energy through power lead 24.With the base of spring 40 coupling electrode elements 36 and the base of shell 32.Proximity transducer or reed switch 42A (being connected on the inner bottom surface of shell 32) with continuous sensor conductor 51 comprise the respective element 42B (like magnet) that is connected on electrode member 36 bottom surfaces.In order to connect supply socket 29 and electronic equipment 2, the salesman need pull out shell 32 with electrode member 36, makes

coupling component

30A and 30B pass each

hole

34A, 34B as shown in Figure 5.This can be pressed in neck 44 (see figure 3)s with

coupling component

30A, 30B by the people and accomplish, and to launch the end of

coupling component

30A, 30B, make

coupling component

30A,

30B pass hole

34A, 34B, and the deflection of reverse back-moving spring 40 is caught the bottom surface of electrode member 36.Electrode 38 can pass the hole (not shown) on the carriage 27, and inserts the supply hub (not shown) of electronic equipment 2.Here, proximity transducer or reed switch 42A move apart respective element 42B.Here, signal conductor 5 transmits " non-stealing " situation and gives panalarm.Therefore, when the panalarm (not shown) provides " non-stealing " situation signal electronic equipment 2 power supplies, and if client catches and operating electronic equipment 2, and then activate to detect and steal sensor 7 to start product advertising.If thief's attempt is through be pulled away from supply socket 29 with electronic equipment 2 suddenly; Or enough astute must

coupling component

30A, 30B being crowded together; Break off electronic equipment 2 to discharge supply socket 29; Then electrode member 36 is partial to the bottom surface of biting shell 32 because of spring 40, and proximity transducer (reed switch 42A) detects respective element 42B and also reports the stealing situation.Therefore, use Fig. 2-configuration shown in Figure 5, accomplished power supply/charge, antitheft and product advertising and started.

Fig. 1 and Fig. 6-Figure 10 have shown the preferred embodiment that is used for the system 50 of displaying articles according to of the present invention.System 50 comprises showing stand 52, and for example sales counter or other types are used to show the display member like article such as portable phone or camera 54.Will be in greater detail as hereinafter, showing stand 50 has hole or hole 66 (for example, the seeing Fig. 8) that runs through showing stand, so that safe cord 58 and electric wiring (cable rolling 60) to be provided.

Preferably, rope 58 is for having the thin metallic cable of first end 62 and second end 64.First end 62 of rope 58 extends through the hole 66 on the showing stand 52, and has support 68 (see figure 7)s on it, with direct or indirect (for example, through carriage 70) attachment 54.Showing stand 52 has exposed top surface 74 and does not expose bottom surface 76.On the meaning around cable rolling 60 is coiled in safety rope 58 for example shown in Figure 7, cable rolling 60 is coaxial with safety rope 58.Cable rolling 60 has first end 61 and second end 63, comprises one or more lead, and lead is for supplying power from article 54 and/or providing electric signal and/or security alarm signal that power path is provided.

It possibly be frame 52 (the not exposing bottom surface 76) below of cupboard or other similar structures that second end 64 of rope 58 is fixed on.Rope 58 provides slack; So that can article 54 be removed certain desired distance from showing stand 52; But in case reach said distance, article 54 remain fixed on the rope 58 and rope keeps fixing, make that not cutting off rope 58 (and cable rollings on every side 60) just can not steal.

Alternatively, rope 58 slack can use spring winding roll (as in this instance, being positioned at dish case 72) to pack up, so that the retracted position (holes 66 that 58 first end 62 is partial on the showing stands 52 so that restrict) of 58 first end, the 62 deflection dish casees 72 of restricting.Winding roll is very common and well-known, no longer describes at this.The slack of cable rolling is by volume self control of cable rolling 60.The volume of cable rolling 60 slides along rope, opens and closes relatively each other when frame 52 moves at article 54.

Perhaps; Visible like Fig. 9 and Figure 10; The dish case 72 that will not have a winding roll is connected on second end of rope 58 (if having enough spaces to use) or can on second end 64 of rope 58, pouring weight 83 be set; For regaining rope 58 and therefore regaining cable rolling 60 and article 54, so that article 54 move to the position near frame 52.Briefly, when using pouring weight, pouring weight 83 is towards frame 52 pulling article.If do not use pouring weight, most of cable 60 can provide retraction force (is the best approach although may not be certain) with rope 58.

Showing stand 52 has exposed top surface 74 and does not expose bottom surface 76.End face 74 may be useful in the bearing 78 of holding articles 54, possibly be connected with the hollow tube 80 that is used to hold and hide rope 54 and cable rolling 60 on the bottom surface.As seen in fig. 1, hollow tube may extend into the height above the end face 74 of showing stand 52.Hollow tube can be independent assembly.

The exposed top surface 74 of showing stand may be useful in the bearing (see figure 1) of holding articles, and the bottom surface is connected with the hollow tube 80 that is used to hold rope and cable rolling.Hollow tube 80 has top 82 and bottom 84, and wherein top 82 is fixed on the showing stand 52.As stated, during mounting bracket, hollow tube 80 surrounds rope 58 and cable rolling 60.

Preferably, rope 58 is processed by the anti-metallic cable of cutting, in case article are stolen.

The system that is used for displaying articles 50 also can comprise the case sensor of attachment.Case sensor detect client to the operation of article or near, and be coupling on the monitoring alarm device.Case sensor corresponding to client to the operation of article or near to monitoring alarm device emission sensor signal.Monitoring alarm device comprises: transmitter is arranged in the people and under near remove article sales counter or other structures situation, wireless signal is provided automatically; Receiver is configured to receive wireless signal, removes near sales counter or other structures with notified on authorization people article.

The article at the case sensor coupling cable rolling first end place, first end of rope coupling article wherein, second end coupling monitoring alarm device of cable rolling, cable rolling is arranged to transmit the electric signal that said case sensor produces, indication have the people near, touch or pick up article.Product information equipment can provide the visual or audible information of relevant article.

Rope on showing stand, is removed article to stop with the electronic article physical fixation without authorization from showing stand.Cable rolling preferably includes power lead and sensor signal lead.The end of power lead and sensor signal lead preferably is contained in the supply socket of coupling electronic article, thereby is electronic article power supply or charging.

Support 68 can be holding articles and comprises the carriage 70 that supply socket is fixed on releasedly the element on the article.In the special preferred embodiment, support is the cell type support that is suitable for replacing the standard cell that provides with article.Here, the standard cell fastener for installing that provides with article of support utilization.Yet said cell type support preferably has the antitheft fastener, so as not cut off the rope and cable just can not take article away.

In the broad range of the present invention; Comprise that foundation is about the statistics (for example, through protecting

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system of some company) of stolen maximum product, tabulation or the like.Comprise that also foundation is about client's tabulation and commodity plan, control system and

data to interest/sales data of product or the like.Can the statistics advertising listing be provided by Ethernet.

In the broad range of the present invention, comprise fixing non-electronic equipment, promote non-electronic equipment (for example, bottle, razor etc.) simultaneously.

Though describe the present invention in detail with reference to instantiation,, under the situation that does not break away from the spirit and scope of the present invention, can do various changes and change obviously for the those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. system that is used for displaying articles comprises:

(a) showing stand has the hole that extends through said showing stand;

(b) cord; Have first end and second end; Said rope extends through said hole, and said first end of wherein said rope is fixed on the support of said showing stand exposed top surface top, and said second end of said rope is fixed near the not exposure bottom surface of said showing stand; Have support on said first end of said rope, be used for firmly connecting said first end of said rope and the article on the said showing stand;

(c) cable rolling; Be wound on around the said rope and extend through said hole; Said cable rolling is the power path that said article provide electric energy and electric signal; Said cable rolling has first end and second end, and said first end is fixed near the said support, and said second end finishes up under the not exposure bottom surface of said showing stand;

(d) wherein said support is the cell type support, is suitable for replacing the standard cell that provides with said article, the standard cell fastener for installing that said support utilization provides with said article, and said cell type support has the antitheft fastener.