EP1318496B1 - Label holder apted to be fixed to a shelf having narrow edges - Google Patents

Label holder apted to be fixed to a shelf having narrow edges Download PDF

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EP1318496B1
EP1318496B1 EP02292974A EP02292974A EP1318496B1 EP 1318496 B1 EP1318496 B1 EP 1318496B1 EP 02292974 A EP02292974 A EP 02292974A EP 02292974 A EP02292974 A EP 02292974A EP 1318496 B1 EP1318496 B1 EP 1318496B1
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
    • G09F3/08—Fastening or securing by means not forming part of the material of the label itself
    • G09F3/18—Casings, frames or enclosures for labels
    • G09F3/20—Casings, frames or enclosures for labels for adjustable, removable, or interchangeable labels
    • G09F3/204—Casings, frames or enclosures for labels for adjustable, removable, or interchangeable labels specially adapted to be attached to a shelf or the like
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • the present invention generally relates to a support for label.
  • the labels may be paper labels or electronic labels whose use is currently spreading in stores, especially in large stores.
  • An electronic tag is in the form of a housing, usually rectangular parallelepiped, rather flat, on the front of which is disposed a display element, for example a screen LCD display.
  • the display is controlled by a microprocessor, for example remotely controlled by the central computer of the store.
  • the label and the rail comprise means ensuring place the label by snapping into the rail which are such that well it is easy to put the label in the rail, it is impossible to move said label along the rail or to extract it from said rail if does not have the right tool.
  • the known supports are usually of width adapted to their positioning on the edge of the most popular shelves, ie shelves whose song has a thickness of about 3 to 4 centimeters.
  • Such a label carrier is for example described in the application International Patent Publication No. WO 93/19448 filed by HL Display.
  • This support consists of a rear part intended to be fixed to a shelf and a front portion for receiving at least one label, said front and rear portions being connected by a flexible hinge.
  • a leg connected to one of the rear and front parts by another flexible hinge and carrying at least one latching means, and complementary means carried by the back of the front part or by the front side of the rear part allow adjustment of the inclination of the front part with respect to the rear part.
  • Such a setting allows make it easier to read labels placed on shelves located high or low, especially when the label is an electronic tag because the display screens are not legible only when they are in a plane substantially perpendicular to the axis of reading.
  • the support described in the international application HL Display however, has several disadvantages. First of all it is expensive to because it requires the use of a complex allow the formation of both flexible hinges and means of tilt adjustment. In addition, if it allows to tilt the label to 1 e to make it easier to read labels positioned in front of Shelves located at low height, the support does not allow tilting the label down to make it easier to read labels placed at high height.
  • Such narrow-edge shelves have the advantage of allowing an increase in height available between shelves to offer the sale of products of greater height without changing the pace vertical spacing of shelves, or allow, at equal heights products offered for sale, a decrease in the spacing step vertical shelves and add at least one upper shelf additional.
  • the need to have available label holders which, when installed on shelves higher, allow the label (s) to be tilted downwards for easier reading is even bigger.
  • the label holders project further downwards at under the shelves. Therefore, the risks that the front part of a label holder is struck from behind when a customer removes a product of a shelf, so the risk of destruction of the setting tilting of the label or labels carried by the impacted support, are bigger.
  • the object of the present invention is then to propose a support labels for products on narrow-edged shelves, which is simpler to make, so cheaper, with which the label can be presented under different inclinations both upwards as down, and with which, in case of collision from behind the front of the label holder, said front portion is then repositioned automatically in the upright or tilted up position or down that had originally been given to him.
  • the invention proposes a label support comprising a rear part suitable for attachment to a narrow-edge shelf and a front part adapted to receive a label and connected to the rear part by a flexible hinge located in an upper region of said parts front and rear, and means for adjusting the inclination of the part front with respect to the rear part, characterized in that said means of adjustment comprise a first abutment element, which is connected by a only holding by a first breakable connection to one of said parts back and front and which defines with it a gutter with one edge freeform is a first stop against or with which that party before takes gravity support on the back part to set a first, substantially vertical, position of the front part with respect to the rear part, said first stop element being removable by severing or breaking the first breakable link to define a second position of the front part in which it is supported by gravity against the rear part by adopting a downward inclination.
  • said means of adjustment comprise a first abutment element, which is connected by a only holding by a first breakable connection to
  • the support visible in FIG. 1 generally consists of a rear part 1 intended to be fixed to a shelf with narrow edge and a front part 2 adapted to receive a label not shown in the drawing. Said rear parts 1 and 2 before are connected by a flexible hinge 3 to allow a rotation of one of them in relation to the other.
  • This support is made by extrusion of plastic material, the flexible hinge 3 being coextruded with the front parts 2 and rear 1.
  • Said rear portion 1 comprises a leg or vertical wing 11 arranged perpendicular to a leg or horizontal wing 10.
  • the leg vertical 11 is intended to be positioned in front of the edge of the shelf, not shown in Figure 1.
  • a gutter 12 is connected in one piece to the lower end of said vertical leg 11 along a first edge by means of a breakable link 13.
  • the gutter 12 is completed along its second edge by a substantially horizontal rim 16, directed towards the front part 2.
  • the breakable connection 13 of the vertical leg 11 detaches the 12.
  • Such a breakable connection is, in a manner known per se, consisting of a thinning of the plastic blade constituting the vertical leg 11. Said blade of plastic material may then be bent and broken at the level of this thinning.
  • At least one orifice 15 is pierced in the vertical leg 11, this orifice is intended for the establishment of a fastener for fixing the support.
  • the support according to the invention being produced by extrusion, it is present in the form of a profile of great length including orifices 15 regularly distributed, for example at a step of about 40 millimeters along a horizontal line spanning the entire length of the support.
  • the cut-outs are made so that the section less than one orifice and preferably two such orifices disposed so symmetrical.
  • the chosen pitch of 40 mm is particularly suitable for the purpose of cutting media intended for the placement of labels e. Indeed, electronic labels usually have a lengths of 69 or 109 millimeters, the supports intended for their in place can then respectively comprise 2 or 3 orifices.
  • These orifices 15 may be rectangular with their sides of large dimension arranged horizontally.
  • the leg or horizontal wing 10 of the rear part 1 is intended for be positioned on the upper face of the shelf not shown in drawing.
  • the tab 10 aligns the top of the support with the surface top of the shelf and ensure the horizontality of said support.
  • a breakable connection 14 is provided near the end of said leg horizontal by which it is connected to the vertical leg 11.
  • the front part 2 is overall constituted by a rail segment 200 intended to provide the positioning and maintaining an electronic tag.
  • said front portion may be formed by a gusset between the walls of which will be positioned a thin label, for example paper or cardboard.
  • the rail segment 200 is provided with a connecting portion 29 by which it is connected to the flexible hinge 3.
  • Said rail 200 consists generally of a bottom 20 and two upper and lower wings 22 perpendicular to said bottom 20.
  • said wings 21, 22 have at their free end oblique surfaces diverging from each other as they deviate from the bottom 20 of the rail 200.
  • the upper wing 21 has a longitudinal groove 23 formed in its inner surface facing the lower wing 22.
  • the lower wing 22 has a longitudinal rib 24 formed on its inner surface turned towards the upper wing 21.
  • Orifices 25 are formed in the bottom of the groove 25, regularly distributed along the length of the rail 200.
  • the upper wing 21 also has a groove 26 longitudinal formed in its outer surface and a closure flap 27 of said groove 26.
  • the flap 27 is connected to the outer surface of the wing upper 21 by a hinge film 28.
  • the free end of said flap 27 and the wall of the groove 26 opposite to that carrying the film hinge of said flap are shaped so that the end of said flap can be snapped into the wall of the groove 26 so that said groove 26 be closed by said panel 27.
  • Said flap 27 allows, in its closed position of the groove 26, to make the orifices 25 inaccessible from outside the rail 200.
  • the lower wing 22 carries a rib 24 formed on its inner face turned towards the upper wing 21.
  • the rail 200 is intended for setting up an electronic label not shown in the drawing, which is the shape of a flat parallelepipedic body carrying a display screen on its front face, the rib 24, groove 23 and orifices 25 constituting hooking means and retention of said electronic tag.
  • the label In its underside, the label has a groove destined to cooperate with the rib 24 of the lower flange 22 of the rail 200, while on its upper side, said label carries a retractable finger pushed back by an elastic means, and intended to be positioned in one of the orifices 25 of the upper wing 21.
  • the front part 2 pivots around the flexible hinge 3 due to the gravity up to arrive in abutment against the ledge 16.
  • the gutter 12, more precisely the rim 16 thereof, constitutes a first stop element limiting the rotation of said part before 2 so that it is in a first position for which is in a substantially vertical plane, as well as the screen display of the label.
  • the display screen of a label electronics is usually a liquid crystal display, so it is desirable that its plan be positioned substantially perpendicular to the axis of vision of the reader.
  • the support according to the invention is then intended to equip shelves located at heights averages.
  • the lower part of the leg 11, constituted by the channel 12 and the flange 16 is separated from the rear part 1 at the breakable connection 13 by sectioning or rupture of it.
  • the front part 2 is then allowed to move relative to the rear part 1 up to a second position for which the bottom 20 bears against the lower end of the leg vertical 11 thus shortened.
  • the label carried by the front part 2 is then downward.
  • the flange 16 of the gutter 12 can be removed by severing or breaking a link breakable 18.
  • the front portion 2 then takes a third position, intermediate between said first and second positions.
  • the invention proposes to implement a second abutment element 4 such than that shown in FIG. 2.
  • a second abutment element 4 is bent and is constituted by two branches 40, 41 forming an angle between they.
  • One of the branches, branch 41 in the example shown in FIG. 2 is inserted and elastically tightened in the groove 12 while that the other, the branch 40, extends forward, towards the party before 2.
  • the bottom 20 of the front part 2 is positioned by gravity against the free end of the branch 40, in a fourth position for the label on the support is inclined upwards.
  • stop elements 4 whose branches 40, 41 are of different lengths to allow, by the implementation of a single stop element 4, the positioning of the label following two different orientations by inserting the branch 40 or branch 41 in the gutter 12.
  • At least one of the branches 40, 41 of said second stop element 4 has a weakening line so that the length of the branch with the weakening line can be shortened by folding of said branch along the line of weakness or by removing an outer portion of said branch by sectioning or break along the line of weakness, to decrease the inclination from the front to the top.
  • the support shown in Figure 1 can be mounted on a shelf with narrow edges by the implementation of an adhesive means under the leg horizontal 10.
  • fasteners 6 introduced into the openings 15 of the vertical leg 11 and intended to ensure the attachment of the support to a flange 5 directed down a folded sheet shelf.
  • Said fasteners can then be screws, for example self-tapping, screwed into said flange.
  • the rim 5 of some shelves like the one shown in FIG. 4 has a longitudinal groove 51 with a C section, made by folding the sheet.
  • the fasteners 6 then consist of a head 60, a short rod 61 and a cam 62 having a symmetrical contour with respect to the axis of the rod, such that, in a first angular position of the cam, it is adapted to be engaged in said groove 51 and, in a second angular position of the cam, obtained by rotation of about 90 ° of said cam, it is wedged in said groove 51.
  • the head 60 of the fastener 6 has a rectangular outline whose sides of large dimension have a shorter length than that of the long sides of the 15 and greater than that of the short sides of said orifice 15 and small sides are shorter in length than small sides of said orifice 15.
  • the fastener 6 is in one piece.
  • the rod 61 has a portion 63 through the vertical leg 11 and a portion 66 extending into the groove 51 rim 5 of the shelf when the support is in place on the shelf.
  • the part 66 defines with the head 60 a groove 6 la whose width corresponds to the thickness of the vertical leg 11 of the rear part 1.
  • the part 63 of the rod 61 is connected to the head 60 by two chamfers 61b.
  • the cam 62 has two long sides 65 parallel to the large ones. sides of the head 60 and spaced a distance a little less than the height the opening of the groove C 51. Two series of facets 64 whose distance from the axis of the rod 61 increases from one large side 65 to the other long side 65 connect said long sides.
  • the fastener 6 is put in place on the support by introducing the head 60 through an orifice 15, from the rear face 11a of the leg vertical 11, then the fastener 6 is turned a small angle so as to to obtain, thanks to the two chamfers 61b, a slight jamming of the large sides of the orifice 15 of the vertical leg 11 in the groove 6 la of the fastener 6. This makes it possible to maintain a temporary connection between the fastener 6 and the vertical leg 11 before the latter is applied and attached to the ledge 5 of the shelf. Then, the cam 62 of the fastener is introduced into the groove 51. The fastener 6 is then turned about a quarter of a turn clockwise using a suitable tool (Clamp or key to rectangular eyelet adapted to the head 60).
  • edges 67, two to two opposite, between the facets 64 rub against the upper and lower walls of groove 51 and constitute hard points that must be crossed until it does not it is no longer possible to drive the fastener in rotation.
  • two opposite facets 64 of the cam 62 are in contact with the upper walls and lower the groove 51, which ensures the attachment of the support from label to shelf.
  • the rotation in the opposite direction of the fastener 6 is braked by said ridges 67, which avoids any uncoupling untimely support.
  • the fastener 6 is in two parts capable of being assembled definitively one to the other, after passage of the rod 61 of the fastener through the hole 15 of the vertical leg 11 of said rear portion 1, by snapping of said rod, which is integral with one of the two parts of the fastener, in the other of the two attachment parts.
  • the orifice (s) 15 may have a circular shape with a slightly larger diameter that of the rod 61, and the head 60 of the fastener 6 has a contour of more large dimension than that of the orifice 15 of the vertical leg 11 of said rear portion 1 of the support and carries means for its drive in rotation.
  • the part rear 1 of the support has two horizontal lugs 10, 17 constituting with an upper portion of the vertical leg 11 a fastening clip fit to be placed on horseback on the edge of a shelf very little thick as a glass shelf.
  • Faces facing each other vis-à-vis of this fixing clamp are for example, and in a manner known per se, equipped with formations and / or a coating with a coefficient of friction preventing movement of said clip forward of the shelf. Said faces can also be coated with glue so to secure the support on a shelf.
  • the gutter 12 is connected by a breakable connection on the back 20 of the front part 2 so that said channel rests against the front face of the vertical leg 11 of the rear part 1.

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The label holder consists of rear (1) and front (2) sections connected by a supple hinge (3) that allows the angle of the front section to be adjusted. The label holder's front section can be set vertically by a trough section stop (12). An angled support inserted in the stop sets the front section so it is angled upwards, while the removal of the stop by cutting or breaking at a point of reduced resistance (13) allows the front section of the label holder to be set so it is angled downwards.

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La présente invention concerne d'une manière générale un support pour étiquette.The present invention generally relates to a support for label.

De manière connue en soi, les étiquettes peuvent être des étiquettes en papier ou des étiquettes électroniques dont l'utilisation se répand actuellement dans les magasins, notamment dans les grands magasins.In a manner known per se, the labels may be paper labels or electronic labels whose use is currently spreading in stores, especially in large stores.

Une étiquette électronique se présente sous la forme d'un boítier, généralement parallélépipèdique rectangle, assez plat, sur la face avant duquel est disposé un élément d'affichage, par exemple un écran d'affichage à cristaux liquides. L'affichage est commandé par un microprocesseur, par exemple piloté à distance par l'ordinateur central du magasin.An electronic tag is in the form of a housing, usually rectangular parallelepiped, rather flat, on the front of which is disposed a display element, for example a screen LCD display. The display is controlled by a microprocessor, for example remotely controlled by the central computer of the store.

Il est connu, par la demande internationale publiée sous le N° WO 98/58360, une telle étiquette électronique et un rail permet tant le positionnement de celle -ci sur le bord avant des étagères de gondoles sur lesquelles sont disposés les produits offerts à la vente.It is known, by the international application published under the No. WO 98/58360, such an electronic tag and a rail allows both the positioning it on the front edge of the gondola shelves on which products are offered for sale.

L'étiquette et le rail comportent des moyens assurant une mise en place de l'étiquette par encliquetage dans le rail qui sont tels que bien qu'il soit aisé de mettre en place l'étiquette dans le rail, il est impossible de déplacer ladite étiquette le long du rail ou de l'extraire dudit rail si l'on ne dispose pas de l'outil adéquat.The label and the rail comprise means ensuring place the label by snapping into the rail which are such that well it is easy to put the label in the rail, it is impossible to move said label along the rail or to extract it from said rail if does not have the right tool.

Les supports connus sont usuellement de largeur adaptée à leur positionnement sur le chant des étagères les plus répandues, c'est à dire des étagères dont le chant a une épaisseur de l'ordre de 3 à 4 centimètres.The known supports are usually of width adapted to their positioning on the edge of the most popular shelves, ie shelves whose song has a thickness of about 3 to 4 centimeters.

Un tel support d'étiquette est par exemple décrit dans la demande internationale publiée sous le N° WO 93/19448 déposée par HL Display. Ce support est composé d'une partie arrière destinée à être fixée à une étagère et d'une partie avant destinée à recevoir au moins une étiquette, lesdites parties avant et arrière étant reliées par une charnière souple. Une patte reliée à l'une des parties arrière et avant par une autre charnière souple et portant au moins un moyen d'encliquetage, et des moyens complémentaires portés par le dos de la partie avant ou par la face avant de la partie arrière permettent le réglage de l'inclinaison de la partie avant par rapport à la partie arrière. Un tel réglage permet de rendre plus aisée la lecture des étiquettes positionnées sur des étagères situées à grande ou faible hauteur, spécialement lorsque l'étiquette est une étiquette électronique car les écrans d'affichage ne sont bien lisibles que lorsqu'ils sont dans un plan sensiblement perpendiculaire à l'axe de lecture.Such a label carrier is for example described in the application International Patent Publication No. WO 93/19448 filed by HL Display. This support consists of a rear part intended to be fixed to a shelf and a front portion for receiving at least one label, said front and rear portions being connected by a flexible hinge. A leg connected to one of the rear and front parts by another flexible hinge and carrying at least one latching means, and complementary means carried by the back of the front part or by the front side of the rear part allow adjustment of the inclination of the front part with respect to the rear part. Such a setting allows make it easier to read labels placed on shelves located high or low, especially when the label is an electronic tag because the display screens are not legible only when they are in a plane substantially perpendicular to the axis of reading.

Le support décrit dans la demande internationale HL Display présente toutefois plusieurs inconvénients. Tout d'abord il est cher à fabriquer car il nécessite l'utilisation d'une filière complexe pour permettre la formation des deux charnières souples et des moyens de réglage de l'inclinaison. De plus, s'il permet d'incliner l'étiquette vers 1 e haut afin de faciliter la lecture des étiquettes positionnées devant des étagères situées à faible hauteur, le support ne permet pas d'incliner l'étiquette vers le bas pour faciliter la lecture des étiquettes placées à hauteur importante.The support described in the international application HL Display however, has several disadvantages. First of all it is expensive to because it requires the use of a complex allow the formation of both flexible hinges and means of tilt adjustment. In addition, if it allows to tilt the label to 1 e to make it easier to read labels positioned in front of Shelves located at low height, the support does not allow tilting the label down to make it easier to read labels placed at high height.

En outre, du fait que les moyens de réglage de l'inclinaison se trouvent entre les parties avant et arrière, donc cachées par la partie avant, l'opération d'encliquetage des moyens d'encliquetage de la patte dans les moyens complémentaires est effectuée à l'aveuglette et est donc malcommode. Enfin, il peut arriver qu'un client retirant un produit d'une étagère heurte le bas du dos de la partie avant du support d'étiquette installé sur l'étagère immédiatement supérieure et provoque un désencliquetage des moyens d'encliquetage de la patte par rapport aux moyens complémentaires, détruisant ainsi le réglage d'inclinaison qui ne peut être rétabli que par une intervention manuelle.In addition, since the means for adjusting the inclination is find between the front and back parts, so hidden by the part before, the latching operation of the latching means of the tab in the complementary means is carried out blindly and so is inconvenient. Finally, it may happen that a customer withdrawing a product from a shelf hits the lower back of the front part of the label holder installed on the immediately higher shelf and causes a disengaging the latching means of the tab relative to the complementary means, thus destroying the inclination setting which does not can be restored only by manual intervention.

Il existe actuellement une tendance à employer des étagères dont le chant est beaucoup moins épais, ce sont par exemple des étagères en tôle pliée, dont le chant a une épaisseur de 25 mm, ou des plaques de verre sur lesquelles il convient de positionner des supports de dimensions adaptées.There is currently a tendency to use shelves of which the song is much thinner, such as shelves in folded sheet, the edge of which has a thickness of 25 mm, or glass on which it is advisable to position adapted dimensions.

De telles étagères à chant étroit présentent l'avantage de permettre une augmentation de la hauteur disponible entre étagères pour offrir à la vente des produits de plus grande hauteur sans changer le pas d'espacement vertical des étagères, ou de permettre, à hauteurs égales des produits offerts à la vente, une diminution du pas d'espacement vertical des étagères et d'ajouter au moins une étagère supérieure supplémentaire. Dans le second cas, le besoin d'avoir à disposition des supports d'étiquette qui, lorsqu'ils sont installés sur des étagères supérieures, permettent d'incliner la ou les étiquettes vers le bas pour en faciliter la lecture, est encore plus grand. En outre, avec des étagères à chant étroit, les supports d'étiquette font davantage saillie vers le bas au dessous des étagères. Par conséquent, les risques q ue la partie avant d'un support d'étiquette soit heurté par derrière lorsqu'un client retire un produit d'une étagère, donc les risques de destruction du réglage d'inclinaison de l'étiquette ou des étiquettes portées par le support heurté, sont plus grands.Such narrow-edge shelves have the advantage of allowing an increase in height available between shelves to offer the sale of products of greater height without changing the pace vertical spacing of shelves, or allow, at equal heights products offered for sale, a decrease in the spacing step vertical shelves and add at least one upper shelf additional. In the second case, the need to have available label holders which, when installed on shelves higher, allow the label (s) to be tilted downwards for easier reading, is even bigger. In addition, with shelves to narrow edge, the label holders project further downwards at under the shelves. Therefore, the risks that the front part of a label holder is struck from behind when a customer removes a product of a shelf, so the risk of destruction of the setting tilting of the label or labels carried by the impacted support, are bigger.

Le but de la présente invention est alors de proposer un support d'étiquette pour des produits présentés sur des étagères à chant étroit, qui soit plus simple à réaliser, donc moins cher, à l'aide duquel l'étiquette peut être présentée sous des inclinaisons différentes tant vers le haut que vers le bas, et avec lequel, en cas de heurt par derrière de la partie avant du support d'étiquette, ladite partie avant se repositionne ensuite automatiquement dans la position verticale ou inclinée vers le haut ou vers le bas qui lui avait été initialement donnée.The object of the present invention is then to propose a support labels for products on narrow-edged shelves, which is simpler to make, so cheaper, with which the label can be presented under different inclinations both upwards as down, and with which, in case of collision from behind the front of the label holder, said front portion is then repositioned automatically in the upright or tilted up position or down that had originally been given to him.

A cet effet, l'invention propose un support d'étiquette comprenant une partie arrière apte à être fixée à une étagère à chant étroit et une partie avant apte à recevoir une étiquette et reliée à la partie arrière par une charnière souple située dans une région supérieure desdites parties avant et arrière, et des moyens de réglage de l'inclinaison de la partie avant par rapport à la partie arrière, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens de réglage comprennent un premier élément de butée, qui est relié d'un seul tenant par une première liaison sécable à l'une desdites parties arrière et avant et qui définit avec celle- ci une gouttière dont un bord libre constitue une première butée contre ou avec laquelle ladite partie avant prend appui par gravité sur la partie arrière pour définir une première position, sensiblement verticale, de la partie avant par rapport à la partie arrière, ledit premier élément de butée pouvant être enlevé par sectionnement ou rupture de la première liaison sécable pour définir une seconde position de la partie avant dans laquelle celle-ci prend appui par gravité contre la partie arrière en adoptant une inclinaison vers le bas.For this purpose, the invention proposes a label support comprising a rear part suitable for attachment to a narrow-edge shelf and a front part adapted to receive a label and connected to the rear part by a flexible hinge located in an upper region of said parts front and rear, and means for adjusting the inclination of the part front with respect to the rear part, characterized in that said means of adjustment comprise a first abutment element, which is connected by a only holding by a first breakable connection to one of said parts back and front and which defines with it a gutter with one edge freeform is a first stop against or with which that party before takes gravity support on the back part to set a first, substantially vertical, position of the front part with respect to the rear part, said first stop element being removable by severing or breaking the first breakable link to define a second position of the front part in which it is supported by gravity against the rear part by adopting a downward inclination.

Le support selon l'invention est encore remarquable en ce que :

  • la partie arrière comporte une patte verticale destinée à être positionnée devant le chant de l'étagère et le premier élément de butée est relié par la première liaison sécable à l'extrémité inférieure de la patte verticale de la partie arrière,
  • le premier élément de butée en forme de gouttière présente, du côté du bord libre de la gouttière, un rebord sensiblement horizontal contre ou avec lequel ladite partie avant prend appui pour définir ladite première position,
  • ledit rebord est relié à ladite gouttière par une seconde liaison sécable et peut être enlevé par sectionnement ou rupture de ladite seconde liaison sécable pour définir une troisième position, intermédiaire entre lesdites première et seconde position, de ladite partie avant,
  • lesdits moyens de réglage comprennent en outre un second élément de butée comportant deux branches formant un angle entre elles, dont l'une des branches est apte à être insérée et serrée élastiquement dans la gouttière formée par le premier élément de butée, et dont l'autre branche a une longueur telle qu'elle est apte à s'étendre au -delà du bord libre de la gouttière, en direction de l'autre desdites parties avant et arrière, et à constituer une seconde butée pour définir une quatrième position de la partie avant dans laquelle celle-ci prend appui par gravité sur la partie arrière, contre ou avec la seconde butée, en adoptant une inclinaison vers le haut,
  • les deux branches du second élément de butée font un angle tel que ladite autre branche s'étend sensiblement perpendiculairement à l'autre desdites parties avant et arrière quand ladite partie avant est dans la quatrième position,
  • les branches du second élément de butée sont de longueurs différentes, de sorte qu'il soit possible de donner à ladite partie avant deux orientations, vers le haut, par insertion de l'une ou l'autre branche du second élément de butée dans la gouttière,
  • au moins l'une des deux branches du second élément de butée comporte une ligne d'affaiblissement de telle sorte que la longueur de la branche comportant la ligne d'affaiblissement puisse être raccourcie par pliage de ladite branche suivant la ligne d'affaiblissement ou par enlèvement d'une portion externe de ladite branche par sectionnement ou rupture le long de la ligne d'affaiblissement, pour diminuer l'inclinaison de la partie avant vers le haut,
  • la patte verticale comporte au moins un orifice dans lequel peut être mise en place une attache pour la fixation du support à un rebord dirigé verticalement vers le bas d'une étagère en tôle pl iée,
  • lorsque le support est destiné à être positionné devant une étagère dont le rebord vertical est plié de façon à présenter une rainure ayant une section en C, ladite attache comporte une tête reliée par une courte tige à une came ayant un contour symétrique par rapport à l'axe de la tige, tel que, dans une première position angulaire de la came, celle- ci est apte à être engagée dans ladite rainure à section en C et, dans une seconde position angulaire de la came, obtenue par rotation d'environ 90° de ladite came, celle-ci est coincée dans ladite rainure à section en C,
  • la came a un contour qui présente deux grands côtés parallèles l'un à l'autre et raccordés l'un à l'autre, à chacune de leurs extrémités par une succession de facettes dont la distance par rapport à l'axe de la tige croít d'un grand côté à l'autre grand côté dudit contour,
  • ladite attache est monobloc, ledit orifice est rectangulaire avec ses côtés de grande dimension disposés horizontalement, et la tête de l'attache a un contour rectangulaire dont les côtés de grande dimension ont une longueur plus petite que celle des grands côtés dudit orifice rectangulaire et plus grande que celle des petits côtés dudit orifice rectangulaire et dont les côtés de petite dimension ont une longueur plus petite que celle des petits côtés dudit orifice rectangulaire,
  • ladite attache est en deux parties aptes à être assemblées définitivement l'une à l'autre, après passage de la tige de l'attache à travers l'orifice de la patte verticale de ladite partie a rrière, par encliquetage de ladite tige, qui est solidaire de l'une des deux parties de l'attache, dans l'autre des deux parties de l'attache,
  • la tête de l'attache a un contour de plus grande dimension que celle de l'orifice de la patte verticale de ladite partie arrière,
  • la partie arrière comporte une patte horizontale destinée à être positionnée sur le dessus de l'étagère,
  • une partie de ladite patte horizontale est détachable le long d'une liaison sécable,
  • la partie arrière du support comporte deux pattes horizontales constituant avec une portion supérieure de la patte verticale une pince de fixation apte à être placée à force à cheval sur le chant de l'étagère,
  • les deux pattes horizontales de la partie arrière ont, sur leurs faces mutuellement en vis-à-vis, des formations et/ou un revêtement antiglissement empêchant un déplacement de ladite pince vers l'avant de l'étagère,
  • les parties avant et arrière du support sont constituées par un profilé coextrudé avec la charnière souple et tronçonné à u ne longueur voulue,
  • la partie avant a la forme d'un segment de rail globalement constitué d'un fond et de deux ailes supérieure et inférieure perpendiculaires audit fond et comportant des moyens d'accrochage et de rétention pour au moins une étiquette él ectronique.
The support according to the invention is still remarkable in that:
  • the rear part comprises a vertical tab intended to be positioned in front of the edge of the shelf and the first stop element is connected by the first breakable connection to the lower end of the vertical leg of the rear part,
  • the first gutter-shaped stop element has, on the side of the free edge of the gutter, a substantially horizontal flange against or with which said front portion bears to define said first position,
  • said rim is connected to said gutter by a second breakable connection and can be removed by severing or breaking said second breakable link to define a third position, intermediate between said first and second positions, of said front portion;
  • said adjusting means further comprises a second abutment element comprising two branches forming an angle between them, one of whose branches is adapted to be inserted and elastically tightened in the groove formed by the first abutment element, and whose another leg has a length such that it is able to extend beyond the free edge of the channel, towards the other of said front and rear parts, and to constitute a second stop to define a fourth position of the front part in which it bears by gravity on the rear part, against or with the second stop, by adopting an upward inclination,
  • the two branches of the second stop member make an angle such that said other leg extends substantially perpendicular to the other of said front and rear portions when said front portion is in the fourth position,
  • the branches of the second abutment element are of different lengths, so that it is possible to give said front part two orientations, upwards, by insertion of one or the other branch of the second abutment element into the gutter,
  • at least one of the two branches of the second abutment element has a weakening line so that the length of the branch comprising the weakening line can be shortened by folding of said branch along the line of weakness or by removing an outer portion of said branch by cutting or breaking along the line of weakness, to reduce the inclination of the front part upwards,
  • the vertical leg comprises at least one orifice in which can be placed a fastener for fixing the support to a rim directed vertically downward of a pleated sheet shelf,
  • when the support is intended to be positioned in front of a shelf whose vertical rim is folded so as to have a groove having a section C, said fastener comprises a head connected by a short rod to a cam having a symmetrical contour with respect to the rod axis, such that, in a first angular position of the cam, it is adapted to be engaged in said groove C-section and, in a second angular position of the cam, obtained by rotation of about 90 ° of said cam, it is wedged in said groove C section,
  • the cam has a contour which has two long sides parallel to each other and connected to each other, at each of their ends by a succession of facets whose distance from the axis of the rod grows from one large side to the other large side of said contour,
  • said fastener is integral, said orifice is rectangular with its large dimension sides arranged horizontally, and the head of the fastener has a rectangular outline whose large sides have a shorter length than the long sides of said rectangular orifice and more large than that of the short sides of said rectangular orifice and whose small sides have a shorter length than that of the short sides of said rectangular orifice,
  • said fastener is in two parts capable of being assembled definitively to one another, after passage of the stem of the fastener through the orifice of the vertical leg of said rear part, by snapping of said rod, which is secured to one of the two parts of the fastener, in the other of the two parts of the fastener,
  • the head of the fastener has a contour of greater dimension than that of the orifice of the vertical leg of said rear part,
  • the rear part has a horizontal tab intended to be positioned on the top of the shelf,
  • a portion of said horizontal tab is detachable along a breakable connection,
  • the rear part of the support comprises two horizontal legs constituting with an upper portion of the vertical leg a fixing clip adapted to be placed forcibly straddling the edge of the shelf,
  • the two horizontal tabs of the rear portion have, on their mutually opposite faces, formations and / or an anti-slip coating preventing movement of said clip towards the front of the shelf,
  • the front and rear portions of the support consist of a profile coextruded with the flexible hinge and cut to a desired length,
  • the front part has the shape of a rail segment consisting generally of a bottom and two upper and lower wings perpendicular to said bottom and having hooking means and retention for at least one electronic tag.

L'invention sera mieux comprise grâce à la description qui va suivre donnée à titre d'exemple non limitatif en référence aux dessins annexés dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une vue en bout d'un support d'étiquette selon l'invention,
  • la figure 2 est une vue en bout du support de la figure 1 avec l'étiquette orientée vers le haut,
  • la figure 3 est une vue en bout du support de la figure 1 avec l'étiquette orientée vers le bas,
  • la figure 4 est une vue en bout représentant le montage d'un support selon l'invention sur une étagère à gouttière longitudinale,
  • la figure 5 est une vue de côté d'une attache pour l'accrochage du support selon l'invention à la gouttière horizontale d'une étagère,
  • la figure 6 est une vue selon la flèche VI de la figure 5,
  • la figure 7 représente une variante de réalisation du support selon l'invention.
The invention will be better understood from the following description given by way of nonlimiting example with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
  • FIG. 1 is an end view of a label carrier according to the invention,
  • FIG. 2 is an end view of the support of FIG. 1 with the label facing upwards,
  • FIG. 3 is an end view of the support of FIG. 1 with the label facing downwards,
  • FIG. 4 is an end view showing the mounting of a support according to the invention on a shelf with longitudinal gutter,
  • FIG. 5 is a side view of a fastener for fastening the support according to the invention to the horizontal gutter of a shelf,
  • FIG. 6 is a view along arrow VI of FIG. 5,
  • FIG. 7 represents an alternative embodiment of the support according to the invention.

Le support visible à la figure 1 est globalement constitué d'une partie arrière 1 destinée à être fixée à une étagère à chant étroit et d'une partie avant 2 apte à recevoir une étiquette non représentée au dessin. Lesdites parties arrière 1 et avant 2 sont reliées par une charnière souple 3 afin d'autoriser un mouvement de rotation de l'une d'elles par rapport à l'autre.The support visible in FIG. 1 generally consists of a rear part 1 intended to be fixed to a shelf with narrow edge and a front part 2 adapted to receive a label not shown in the drawing. Said rear parts 1 and 2 before are connected by a flexible hinge 3 to allow a rotation of one of them in relation to the other.

Ce support est réalisé par extrusion de matière plastique, la charnière souple 3 étant coextrudée avec les parties avant 2 et arrière 1.This support is made by extrusion of plastic material, the flexible hinge 3 being coextruded with the front parts 2 and rear 1.

Ladite partie arrière 1 comporte une patte ou aile verticale 11 disposée perpendiculairement à une patte ou aile horizontale 10. La patte verticale 11 est destinée à être positionnée devant le chant de l'étagère, non montrée dans la figure 1.Said rear portion 1 comprises a leg or vertical wing 11 arranged perpendicular to a leg or horizontal wing 10. The leg vertical 11 is intended to be positioned in front of the edge of the shelf, not shown in Figure 1.

Une gouttière 12 est reliée d'un seul tenant à l'extrémité inférieure de ladite patte verticale 11 le long d'un premier bord au moyen d'une liaison sécable 13. La gouttière 12 est terminée le long de son second bord par un rebord 16 sensiblement horizontal, dirigé vers la partie avant 2. A gutter 12 is connected in one piece to the lower end of said vertical leg 11 along a first edge by means of a breakable link 13. The gutter 12 is completed along its second edge by a substantially horizontal rim 16, directed towards the front part 2.

La liaison sécable 13 de la patte verticale 11 permet de détacher la gouttière 12. Une telle liaison sécable est, de manière connue en soi, constituée par un amincissement de la lame de matière plastique constituant la patte verticale 11. Ladite lame de matière plastique peut alors être pliée et cassée au niveau de cet amincissement.The breakable connection 13 of the vertical leg 11 detaches the 12. Such a breakable connection is, in a manner known per se, consisting of a thinning of the plastic blade constituting the vertical leg 11. Said blade of plastic material may then be bent and broken at the level of this thinning.

Au moins un orifice 15 est percé dans la patte verticale 11, cet orifice est destiné à la mise en place d'une attache pour la fixation du support. Le support selon l'invention étant réalisé par extrusion, il se présente sous la forme d'un profilé de grande longueur comportant des orifices 15 régulièrement répartis, par exemple à un pas d'environ 40 millimètres le long d'une ligne horizontale s'étendant sur toute la longueur du support. Lorsque ledit profilé est tronçonné à la longueur voulue, les découpes sont effectuées de sorte que le tronçon comporte au moins un orifice et de préférence deux tels orifices disposés de manière symétrique. Le pas choisi de 40 millimètres est particulièrement adapté en vue de la découpe de supports destinés à la mise en place d'étiquettes électroniques. En effet, les étiquettes électroniques ont usuellement une longueur de 69 ou de 109 millimètres, les supports destinés à leur mise en place pourront alors comporter respectivement 2 ou 3 orifices.At least one orifice 15 is pierced in the vertical leg 11, this orifice is intended for the establishment of a fastener for fixing the support. The support according to the invention being produced by extrusion, it is present in the form of a profile of great length including orifices 15 regularly distributed, for example at a step of about 40 millimeters along a horizontal line spanning the entire length of the support. When said profile is cut to length desired, the cut-outs are made so that the section less than one orifice and preferably two such orifices disposed so symmetrical. The chosen pitch of 40 mm is particularly suitable for the purpose of cutting media intended for the placement of labels e. Indeed, electronic labels usually have a lengths of 69 or 109 millimeters, the supports intended for their in place can then respectively comprise 2 or 3 orifices.

Ces orifices 15 peuvent être rectangulaires avec leurs côtés de grande dimension disposés horizontalement.These orifices 15 may be rectangular with their sides of large dimension arranged horizontally.

La patte ou aile horizontale 10 de la partie arrière 1 est destinée à être positionnée sur la face supérieure de l'étagère non représentée au dessin. La patte 10 permet d'aligner le haut du support avec la surface supérieure de l'étagère et d'assurer l'horizontalité dudit support. Une liaison sécable 14 est prévue près de l'extrémité de ladite patte horizontale par laquelle elle est reliée à la patte verticale 11. The leg or horizontal wing 10 of the rear part 1 is intended for be positioned on the upper face of the shelf not shown in drawing. The tab 10 aligns the top of the support with the surface top of the shelf and ensure the horizontality of said support. A breakable connection 14 is provided near the end of said leg horizontal by which it is connected to the vertical leg 11.

Dans l'exemple représenté au dessin, la partie avant 2 est globalement constituée par un segment de rail 200 destiné à assurer le positionnement et le maintien d'une l'étiquette électronique. En variante, ladite partie avant peut être formée par un gousset entre les parois duquel sera positionnée une étiquette fine, par exemple en papier ou en carton.In the example shown in the drawing, the front part 2 is overall constituted by a rail segment 200 intended to provide the positioning and maintaining an electronic tag. In a variant, said front portion may be formed by a gusset between the walls of which will be positioned a thin label, for example paper or cardboard.

Le segment de rail 200 est muni d'une portion de raccordement 29 par laquelle il est relié à la charnière souple 3.The rail segment 200 is provided with a connecting portion 29 by which it is connected to the flexible hinge 3.

Ledit rail 200 est globalement constitué d'un fond 20 et de deux ailes supérieure 21 et inférieure 22 perpendiculaires audit fond 20.Said rail 200 consists generally of a bottom 20 and two upper and lower wings 22 perpendicular to said bottom 20.

Dans l'exemple de réalisation représenté à la figure 1, lesdites ailes 21, 22 présentent à leur extrémité libre des surfaces obliques s'écartant l'une de l'autre à mesure qu'elles s'écartent du fond 20 du rail 200.In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, said wings 21, 22 have at their free end oblique surfaces diverging from each other as they deviate from the bottom 20 of the rail 200.

L'aile supérieure 21 présente une rainure 23 longitudinale formée dans sa surface interne tournée vers l'aile inférieure 22. L'aile inférieure 22 porte une nervure 24 longitudinale formée sur sa surface interne tournée vers l'aile supérieure 21.The upper wing 21 has a longitudinal groove 23 formed in its inner surface facing the lower wing 22. The lower wing 22 has a longitudinal rib 24 formed on its inner surface turned towards the upper wing 21.

Des orifices 25 sont constitués dans le fond de la rainure 25, régulièrement répartis sur la longueur du rail 200.Orifices 25 are formed in the bottom of the groove 25, regularly distributed along the length of the rail 200.

L'aile supérieure 21 présente également une rainure 26 longitudinale formée dans sa surface externe et un volet 27 de fermeture de ladite rainure 26. Le volet 27 est relié à la surface externe de l'aile supérieure 21 par une charnière film 28. L'extrémité libre dudit volet 27 et la paroi de la rainure 26 opposée à celle portant la charnière film dudit volet sont conformées de telle sorte que l'extrémité dudit volet puisse être encliquetée dans la paroi de la rainure 26 de sorte que ladite rainure 26 soit fermée par ledit volet 27.The upper wing 21 also has a groove 26 longitudinal formed in its outer surface and a closure flap 27 of said groove 26. The flap 27 is connected to the outer surface of the wing upper 21 by a hinge film 28. The free end of said flap 27 and the wall of the groove 26 opposite to that carrying the film hinge of said flap are shaped so that the end of said flap can be snapped into the wall of the groove 26 so that said groove 26 be closed by said panel 27.

Ledit volet 27 permet, dans sa position de fermeture de la rainure 26, de rendre les orifices 25 inaccessibles de l'extérieur du rail 200. Said flap 27 allows, in its closed position of the groove 26, to make the orifices 25 inaccessible from outside the rail 200.

L'aile inférieure 22 porte une nervure 24 formée sur sa face interne tournée vers l'aile supérieure 21.The lower wing 22 carries a rib 24 formed on its inner face turned towards the upper wing 21.

De manière connue en soi, le rail 200 est destiné à la mise en place d'une étiquette électronique non représentée au dessin, se présentant sous la forme d'un corps parallélépipédique plat portant un écran d'affichage sur sa face avant, les nervure 24, rainure 23 et orifices 25 constituant des moyens d'accrochage et de rétention de ladite étiquette électronique.In a manner known per se, the rail 200 is intended for setting up an electronic label not shown in the drawing, which is the shape of a flat parallelepipedic body carrying a display screen on its front face, the rib 24, groove 23 and orifices 25 constituting hooking means and retention of said electronic tag.

Dans sa face inférieure, l'étiquette présente une rainure dest inée à coopérer avec la nervure 24 de l'aile inférieure 22 du rail 200, tandis que sur sa face supérieure, ladite étiquette porte un doigt rétractable repoussé par un moyen élastique, et destiné à se positionner dans l'un des orifices 25 de l'aile supérieure 21.In its underside, the label has a groove destined to cooperate with the rib 24 of the lower flange 22 of the rail 200, while on its upper side, said label carries a retractable finger pushed back by an elastic means, and intended to be positioned in one of the orifices 25 of the upper wing 21.

Lorsque le support selon l'invention est positionné sur l'extrémité d'une étagère et porte une ou des étiquettes électroniques, la partie avant 2 pivote autour de la charnière souple 3 du fait de la gravité jusqu'à arriver en butée contre le rebord 16.When the support according to the invention is positioned on the end of a shelf and carries one or more electronic tags, the front part 2 pivots around the flexible hinge 3 due to the gravity up to arrive in abutment against the ledge 16.

La gouttière 12, plus précisément le rebord 16 de celle -ci, constitue un premier élément de butée limitant la rotation de ladite partie avant 2 de sorte que celle-ci soit dans une première position pour laquelle elle est dans un plan sensiblement vertical, de même que l'écran d'affichage de l'étiquette.The gutter 12, more precisely the rim 16 thereof, constitutes a first stop element limiting the rotation of said part before 2 so that it is in a first position for which is in a substantially vertical plane, as well as the screen display of the label.

De manière connue en soi, l'écran d'affichage d'une étiquette électronique est usuellement un écran à cristaux liquides, il est donc souhaitable que son plan soit positionné sensiblement perpendiculairement à l'axe de vision du lecteur.In a manner known per se, the display screen of a label electronics is usually a liquid crystal display, so it is desirable that its plan be positioned substantially perpendicular to the axis of vision of the reader.

Dans sa forme représentée à la figure 1, le support selon l'invention est alors destiné à équiper des étagères situées à des hauteurs moyennes. In its form shown in FIG. 1, the support according to the invention is then intended to equip shelves located at heights averages.

Comme visible à la figure 3, lorsqu'il est nécessaire d'équiper des étagères situées à hauteur importante, la partie inférieure de la patte verticale 11, constituée par la gouttière 12 et le rebord 16, est séparée de la partie arrière 1 au niveau de la liaison sécable 13 par sectionnement ou rupture de celle-ci. La partie avant 2 est alors autorisée à se déplacer relativement à la partie arrière 1 jusqu'à une seconde position pour laquelle le fond 20 est en appui contre l'extrémité inférieure de la patte verticale 11 ainsi raccourcie. L'étiquette portée par la partie avant 2 est alors orientée vers le bas.As shown in Figure 3, when it is necessary to equip shelves located at high height, the lower part of the leg 11, constituted by the channel 12 and the flange 16, is separated from the rear part 1 at the breakable connection 13 by sectioning or rupture of it. The front part 2 is then allowed to move relative to the rear part 1 up to a second position for which the bottom 20 bears against the lower end of the leg vertical 11 thus shortened. The label carried by the front part 2 is then downward.

Suivant une variante non représentée au dessin, le rebord 16 de la gouttière 12 peut être enlevé par sectionnement ou rupture d'une liaison sécable 18. La partie avant 2 prend alors une troisième position, intermédiaire entre lesdites première et seconde positions.According to a variant not shown in the drawing, the flange 16 of the gutter 12 can be removed by severing or breaking a link breakable 18. The front portion 2 then takes a third position, intermediate between said first and second positions.

Lorsque l'on désire équiper des étagères situées à faible hauteur, l'invention propose de mettre en oeuvre un second élément de butée 4 tel que celui représenté à la figure 2. Un tel second élément de butée 4 est coudé et est constitué par deux branches 40, 41 formant un angle entre elles. L'une des branches, la branche 41 dans l'exemple représenté à la figure 2 est insérée et serrée élastiquement dans la gouttière 12 tandis que l'autre, la branche 40, s'étend vers l'avant, en direction de la partie avant 2. Le fond 20 de la partie avant 2 se positionne par gravité contre l'extrémité libre de la branche 40, dans une quatrième position pour laquelle l'étiquette que porte le support est inclinée vers le haut.When we want to equip shelves located at low height, the invention proposes to implement a second abutment element 4 such than that shown in FIG. 2. Such a second abutment element 4 is bent and is constituted by two branches 40, 41 forming an angle between they. One of the branches, branch 41 in the example shown in FIG. 2 is inserted and elastically tightened in the groove 12 while that the other, the branch 40, extends forward, towards the party before 2. The bottom 20 of the front part 2 is positioned by gravity against the free end of the branch 40, in a fourth position for the label on the support is inclined upwards.

Il est préférable mais non indispensable que la branche du second élément de butée 4 contre laquelle bute le fond 20 de ladite partie avant 2 soit disposée sensiblement perpendiculairement audit fond.It is better but not essential that the branch of the second abutment element 4 against which abuts the bottom 20 of said front portion 2 is disposed substantially perpendicularly to said bottom.

Il est alors possible de proposer des éléments de butée 4 dont les branches 40, 41 sont de longueurs différentes afin de permettre, par la mise en oeuvre d'un seul élément de butée 4, le positionnement de l'étiquette suivant deux orientations différentes par l'insertion de la branche 40 ou de la branche 41 dans la gouttière 12.It is then possible to propose stop elements 4 whose branches 40, 41 are of different lengths to allow, by the implementation of a single stop element 4, the positioning of the label following two different orientations by inserting the branch 40 or branch 41 in the gutter 12.

Suivant encore une variante de réalisation non représentée au dessin, l'une au moins des branches 40, 41 dudit second élément de butée 4 comporte une ligne d'affaiblissement de telle sorte que la longueur de la branche comportant la ligne d'affaiblissement peut être raccourcie par pliage de ladite branche suivant la ligne d'affaiblissement ou par enlèvement d'une portion externe de ladite branche par sectionnement ou rupture le long de la ligne d'affaiblissement, pour diminuer l'inclinaison de la partie avant vers le haut.According to another variant of embodiment not shown in FIG. drawing, at least one of the branches 40, 41 of said second stop element 4 has a weakening line so that the length of the branch with the weakening line can be shortened by folding of said branch along the line of weakness or by removing an outer portion of said branch by sectioning or break along the line of weakness, to decrease the inclination from the front to the top.

Le support représenté à la figure 1 peut être monté sur une étagère à chant étroit par la mise en oeuvre d'un moyen adhésif sous la patte horizontale 10.The support shown in Figure 1 can be mounted on a shelf with narrow edges by the implementation of an adhesive means under the leg horizontal 10.

Il peut également être monté, comme représenté à la figure 4, par la mise en place d'attaches 6 introduites dans les ouvertures 15 de la patte verticale 11 et destinées à assurer la fixation du support à un rebord 5 dirigé vers le bas d'une étagère en tôle pliée. Lesdites attaches peuvent alors être des vis, par exemple auto-taraudeuses, vissées dans ledit rebord.It can also be mounted, as shown in Figure 4, by the establishment of fasteners 6 introduced into the openings 15 of the vertical leg 11 and intended to ensure the attachment of the support to a flange 5 directed down a folded sheet shelf. Said fasteners can then be screws, for example self-tapping, screwed into said flange.

Le rebord 5 de certaines étagères, comme celle représentée à la figure 4, présente une rainure longitudinale 51 à section en C, réalisée par pliage de la tôle.The rim 5 of some shelves, like the one shown in FIG. 4 has a longitudinal groove 51 with a C section, made by folding the sheet.

Les attaches 6 sont alors constituées d'une tête 60, d'une courte tige 61 et d'une came 62 ayant un contour symétrique par rapport à l'axe de la tige, tel que, dans une première position angulaire de la came, celle-ci est apte à être engagée dans ladite rainure 51 et, dans une seconde position angulaire de la came, obtenue par rotation d'environ 90° de ladite came, celle-ci est coincée dans ladite rainure 51.The fasteners 6 then consist of a head 60, a short rod 61 and a cam 62 having a symmetrical contour with respect to the axis of the rod, such that, in a first angular position of the cam, it is adapted to be engaged in said groove 51 and, in a second angular position of the cam, obtained by rotation of about 90 ° of said cam, it is wedged in said groove 51.

Lorsque chaque orifice 15 de la patte verticale 11 est rectangulaire avec ses côtés de grande dimension disposés horizontalement, la tête 60 de l'attache 6 a un contour rectangulaire dont les côtés de grande dimension ont une longueur plus petite que celle des grands côtés dudit orifice 15 et plus grande que celle des petits côtés dudit orifice 15 et dont les côtés de petite dimension ont une longueur plus petite que celle des petits côtés dudit orifice 15.When each orifice 15 of the vertical leg 11 is rectangular with its large sides arranged horizontally, the head 60 of the fastener 6 has a rectangular outline whose sides of large dimension have a shorter length than that of the long sides of the 15 and greater than that of the short sides of said orifice 15 and small sides are shorter in length than small sides of said orifice 15.

Dans l'exemple de réalisation représenté aux figures 5 et 6, l'attache 6 est d'une seule pièce. La tige 61 comporte une partie 63 traversant la patte verticale 11 et une partie 66 s'étendant dans la rainure 51 du rebord 5 de l'étagère lorsque le support est en place sur l'étagère. La partie 66 définit avec la tête 60 une gorge 6 la dont la largeur correspond à l'épaisseur de la patte verticale 11 de la partie arrière 1. La partie 63 de la tige 61 se raccorde à la tête 60 par deux chanfreins 61b.In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the fastener 6 is in one piece. The rod 61 has a portion 63 through the vertical leg 11 and a portion 66 extending into the groove 51 rim 5 of the shelf when the support is in place on the shelf. The part 66 defines with the head 60 a groove 6 la whose width corresponds to the thickness of the vertical leg 11 of the rear part 1. The part 63 of the rod 61 is connected to the head 60 by two chamfers 61b.

La came 62 présente deux grands côtés 65 parallèles aux grands côtés de la tête 60 et espacés d'une distance un peu inférieure à la hauteur de l'ouverture de la rainure en C 51. Deux séries de facettes 64 dont la distance par rapport à l'axe de la tige 61 croít d'un grand côté 65 à l'autre grand côté 65 raccordent lesdits grands côtés.The cam 62 has two long sides 65 parallel to the large ones. sides of the head 60 and spaced a distance a little less than the height the opening of the groove C 51. Two series of facets 64 whose distance from the axis of the rod 61 increases from one large side 65 to the other long side 65 connect said long sides.

L'attache 6 est mise en place sur le support en introduisant la tête 60 à travers un orifice 15, à partir de la face arrière 11a de la patte verticale 11, puis l'attache 6 est tournée d'un petit angle de façon à obtenir, grâce aux deux chanfreins 61b, un léger coincement des grands côtés de l'orifice 15 de la patte verticale 11 dans la gorge 6 la de l'attache 6. Ceci permet de maintenir une liaison temporaire entre l'attache 6 et la patte verticale 11 avant que cette dernière soit appliquée et fixée au rebord 5 de l'étagère. Ensuite, la came 62 de l'attache est introduite dans la rainure 51. L'attache 6 est ensuite tournée d'environ un quart de tour dans le sens des aiguilles d'une montre au moyen d'un outil approprié (pince ou clef à oeillet rectangulaire adapté à la tête 60). Au cours de cette rotation, des arêtes 67, deux à deux opposées, entre les facettes 64 viennent frotter contre les parois supérieur e et inférieure de la rainure 51 et constituent des points durs qui doivent être franchis jusqu'à ce qu'il ne soit plus possible d'entraíner l'attache en rotation. A ce moment, deux facettes opposées 64 de la came 62 sont au contact des parois supérieure et inférieure de la rainure 51, ce qui assure la fixation du support d'étiquette à l'étagère. La rotation en sens inverse de l'attache 6 est freinée par lesdites arêtes 67, ce qui évite toute désolidarisation intempestive du support.The fastener 6 is put in place on the support by introducing the head 60 through an orifice 15, from the rear face 11a of the leg vertical 11, then the fastener 6 is turned a small angle so as to to obtain, thanks to the two chamfers 61b, a slight jamming of the large sides of the orifice 15 of the vertical leg 11 in the groove 6 la of the fastener 6. This makes it possible to maintain a temporary connection between the fastener 6 and the vertical leg 11 before the latter is applied and attached to the ledge 5 of the shelf. Then, the cam 62 of the fastener is introduced into the groove 51. The fastener 6 is then turned about a quarter of a turn clockwise using a suitable tool (Clamp or key to rectangular eyelet adapted to the head 60). During this rotation, edges 67, two to two opposite, between the facets 64 rub against the upper and lower walls of groove 51 and constitute hard points that must be crossed until it does not it is no longer possible to drive the fastener in rotation. At this moment, two opposite facets 64 of the cam 62 are in contact with the upper walls and lower the groove 51, which ensures the attachment of the support from label to shelf. The rotation in the opposite direction of the fastener 6 is braked by said ridges 67, which avoids any uncoupling untimely support.

Suivant une variante non représentée au dessin, l'attache 6 est en deux parties aptes à être assemblées définitivement l'une à l'autre, après passage de la tige 61 de l'attache à travers l'orifice 15 de la patte verticale 11 de ladite partie arrière 1, par encliquetage de ladite tige, qui est solidaire de l'une des deux parties de l'attache, dans l'autre des deux parties de attache. Dans cette forme de réalisation, le ou les orifices 15 peuvent avoir une forme circulaire avec un diamètre un peu plus grand que celui de la tige 61, et la tête 60 de l'attache 6 a un contour de plus grande dimension que celle de l'orifice 15 de la patte verticale 11 de ladite partie arrière 1 du support et porte des moyens pour son entraínement en rotation.According to a variant not shown in the drawing, the fastener 6 is in two parts capable of being assembled definitively one to the other, after passage of the rod 61 of the fastener through the hole 15 of the vertical leg 11 of said rear portion 1, by snapping of said rod, which is integral with one of the two parts of the fastener, in the other of the two attachment parts. In this embodiment, the orifice (s) 15 may have a circular shape with a slightly larger diameter that of the rod 61, and the head 60 of the fastener 6 has a contour of more large dimension than that of the orifice 15 of the vertical leg 11 of said rear portion 1 of the support and carries means for its drive in rotation.

Lorsque le support suivant l'invention est accroché sur une étagère au moyen d'attaches 6, il est possible de détacher une partie de la patte horizontale 10 le long de la liaison sécable 14 afin de laisser accessibles les ouvertures usuellement formées le long du bord libre des étagères pour la mise en place de séparateurs.When the support according to the invention is hung on a shelf by means of fasteners 6, it is possible to detach part of the leg horizontal 10 along the breakable connection 14 to leave accessible the openings usually formed along the free edge of the shelves for the establishment of separators.

Dans l'exemple de réalisation représenté à la figure 7, la partie arrière 1 du support comporte deux pattes horizontales 10, 17 constituant avec une portion supérieure de la patte verticale 11 une pince de fixation apte à être placée à force à cheval sur le chant d'une étagère très peu épaisse telle qu'une étagère en verre. Les faces mutuellement en vis-à- vis de cette pince de fixation sont par exemple, et de manière connue en soi, munies de formations et/ou d'un revêtement à for t coefficient de frottement empêchant un déplacement de ladite pince vers l'avant de l'étagère. Lesdites faces peuvent également être enduites de colle afin d'assurer la fixation du support sur une étagère.In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the part rear 1 of the support has two horizontal lugs 10, 17 constituting with an upper portion of the vertical leg 11 a fastening clip fit to be placed on horseback on the edge of a shelf very little thick as a glass shelf. Faces facing each other vis-à-vis of this fixing clamp are for example, and in a manner known per se, equipped with formations and / or a coating with a coefficient of friction preventing movement of said clip forward of the shelf. Said faces can also be coated with glue so to secure the support on a shelf.

Dans une autre variante de réalisation non représ entée au dessin, au lieu d'être reliée à la patte verticale 11 de la partie arrière 1, la gouttière 12 est reliée par une liaison sécable au dos 20 de la partie avant 2 de telle façon que ladite gouttière s'appuie contre la face avant de la patte verticale 11 de la partie arrière 1.In another variant embodiment not shown in the drawing, instead of being connected to the vertical leg 11 of the rear part 1, the gutter 12 is connected by a breakable connection on the back 20 of the front part 2 so that said channel rests against the front face of the vertical leg 11 of the rear part 1.

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  1. Label mount comprising a rear part (1) which is able to be fixed to a shelf having a narrow edge and a front part (2) which is able to receive a label and is connected to the rear part (1) by a flexible hinge (3) which is situated in an upper region of said front (2) and rear (1) parts, and means for controlling the inclination of the front part (2) relative to the rear part (1), characterised in that said controlling means comprise a first stop element (12), which is connected in one piece by a first divisible connection (13) to one of said rear (1) and front (2) parts and which defines with the latter (13) a gutter (12), one free margin of which forms a first stop against or with which said front part (2) is supported by gravity on the rear part (1) in order to define a first position, substantially vertical, of the front part (2) relative to the rear part (1), said first stop element (12) being able to be removed by dividing or breaking of the first divisible connection (13) in order to define a second position of the front part (2), in which the latter is supported by gravity against the rear part (1), by adopting an inclination towards the bottom.
  2. Mount according to claim 1, characterised in that the rear part (1) comprises a vertical tab (11) which is intended to be positioned in front of the edge of the shelf and the first stop element (12) is connected by the first divisible connection (13) to the lower end of the vertical tab (11) of the rear part (1).
  3. Mount according to claim 1 or according to claim 2, characterised in that the first stop element in the form of a gutter (12) has, on the side of the free margin of the gutter (12), a substantially horizontal rim (16) against or with which said front part (2) is supported in order to define said first position.
  4. Mount according to claim 3, characterised in that said rim (16) is connected to said gutter (12) by a second divisible connection (18) and can be removed by dividing or breaking of said second divisible connection (18) in order to define a third position, which is intermediate between said first and second position, of said front part (2).
  5. Mount according to any of the claims 1 to 4, characterised in that said controlling means comprise furthermore a second stop element (4) comprising two legs (40, 41) forming together an angle, one of the legs (41) of which is able be inserted and restrained elastically in the gutter (12) formed by the first stop element, and the other leg (41) of which has a length such that it is able to extend beyond the free margin of the gutter (12), in the direction of the other of said front (2) and rear (1) parts, and to form a second stop in order to define a fourth position of the front part (2), in which the latter is supported by gravity on the rear part (1), against or with the second stop, by adopting an inclination towards the top.
  6. Mount according to claim 5, characterised in that the two legs (40, 41) of the second stop element (4) form an angle such that said other leg extends substantially perpendicularly to the other of said front (2) and rear (1) parts when said front part (2) is in the fourth position.
  7. Mount according to claim 5 or according to claim 6, characterised in that the legs (40, 41) of the second stop element (4) are of different lengths such that it is possible to give said front part (2) two orientations, towards the top, by insertion of the one or the other leg of the second stop element (4) into the gutter (12).
  8. Mount according to any of the claims 5 to 7, characterised in that at least one of the two legs (40, 41) of the second stop element (4) comprises a line of weakness of such a type that the length of the leg comprising the line of weakness can be shortened by folding of said leg following the line of weakness or by removing an external portion of said leg by dividing or breaking along the line of weakness, in order to diminish the inclination of the front part towards the top.
  9. Mount according to any of the claims 2 to 8, characterised in that the vertical tab (11) comprises at least one orifice (15) in which a fastener (6) can be put in position for fixing of the mount to a rim which is directed vertically towards the bottom of a shelf made of bent sheet steel.
  10. Mount according to claim 9, characterised in that when the mount is intended to be positioned in front of a shelf, the vertical rim of which is folded so as to present a groove (51) which has a C-section, said fastener (6) comprises a head (60) connected by a short rod (61) to a cam (62), which has a contour which is symmetrical relative to the axis of the rod (61), such that, in a first angular position of the cam (62), the latter is able to be engaged in said C-section groove (51) and, in a second angular position of the cam (62), obtained by rotation of said cam (62) by approximately 90°, the latter is wedged in said C-section groove (51).
  11. Mount according to claim 10, characterised in that the cam (62) has a contour which presents two large sides (65), parallel to each other and connected to each other, at each of their ends by a series of faces (64), the spacing of which relative to the axis of the rod (61) increases from one large side (65) to the other large side (65) of said contour.
  12. Mount according to claim 10 or according to claim 11, characterised in that said fastener (6) is monobloc, said orifice (15) is rectangular with its large-dimensioned sides disposed horizontally, and the head (60) of the fastener (6) has a rectangular contour, the large-dimensioned sides of which have a length smaller than that of the large sides of said rectangular orifice (15) and larger than that of the small sides of said rectangular orifice (15) and the small-dimensioned sides of which have a length smaller than that of the small sides of said rectangular orifice (15).
  13. Mount according to claim 10 or according to claim 11, characterised in that said fastener (6) is in two parts which are able to be assembled together definitively after passage of the rod (61) of the fastener (6) through the orifice (15) of the vertical tab (11) of said rear part (1), by locking of said rod, which is integral with one of the two parts of the fastener (6), into the other of the two parts of the fastener (6).
  14. Mount according to claim 13, characterised in that the head (60) of the fastener (6) has a contour of a greater dimension than that of the orifice (15) of the vertical tab (11) of said rear part (1).
  15. Mount according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the rear part (1) comprises a horizontal tab (10) which is intended to be positioned on the top of the shelf.
  16. Mount according to claim 15, characterised in that one part of said horizontal tab (10) is detachable along one divisible connection (14).
  17. Mount according to any of the claims 1 to 8, characterised in that the rear part (1) of the mount comprises two horizontal tabs (10, 17) forming, with an upper portion of the vertical tab (11), a fixing clip which is able to be placed by force standing on the edge of the shelf.
  18. Mount according to claim 17, characterised in that the two horizontal tabs (10, 17) of the rear part (1) have, on their mutually opposing faces, formations and/or a non-slip covering preventing displacement of said clip towards the front of the shelf.
  19. Mount according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the front (2) and rear (1) parts of the mount are formed by a profile which is co-extruded with the flexible hinge (3) and cut to a desired length.
  20. Mount according to claim 19, characterised in that the front part (2) has the form of a segment of rail formed overall by a base (20) and two upper (21) and lower (22) wings which are perpendicular to said base (20) and comprising hooking and retaining means for at least one electronic label.
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