EP3417449A1 - Device for supporting electronic tags - Google Patents
Device for supporting electronic tagsInfo
- Publication number
- EP3417449A1 EP3417449A1 EP17714280.9A EP17714280A EP3417449A1 EP 3417449 A1 EP3417449 A1 EP 3417449A1 EP 17714280 A EP17714280 A EP 17714280A EP 3417449 A1 EP3417449 A1 EP 3417449A1
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- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- engagement
- electronic tag
- profiled element
- longitudinal
- engaged
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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
- G09F3/208—Electronic labels, Labels integrating electronic displays
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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
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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
- G09F3/16—Fastening or securing by means not forming part of the material of the label itself by clamps
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a device for supporting electronic tags.
- profiled elements made of plastic material which are generally fixed to the free edge of a shelf or bracket for supporting the products and to which various electronic tags provided with portions that are shaped appropriately to be coupled to the profiled element are attached.
- Profiled elements are currently used which have a longitudinally extended body which has a back wall from one face of which two mutually parallel engagement wings protrude substantially at right angles, forming retention shoulders for the electronic tag, which is inserted between the engagement wings, in order to allow the locking of the electronic tag with respect to the profiled element at least along a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the back wall of said profiled element.
- profiled elements of this type it is possible, even with the electronic tag attached to the profiled element, to make the electronic tag slide along the profiled element in order to arrange it in the correct position with respect to the products arranged on the shelf to which the profiled element is fixed.
- this type of profiled element requires a rather precise tolerance control in order to prevent the engagement wings from applying to the electronic tag a locking force that is either too great, with consequent difficulties in the insertion and extraction of the electronic tag and obviously related damage risks, or is insufficient to prevent the electronic tag from being able to slide easily in case of accidental impact or from being easily removed or stolen.
- profiled element has a longitudinally extended body which is also composed substantially of a back wall from which two mutually parallel engagement wings protrude substantially at right angles, one wing being crossed by a plurality of fixing seats, which are arranged so as to be mutually spaced along the extension of the profiled element and can be engaged selectively by a locking device which is associated with the electronic tag and is activated by means of a separate activation instrument constituted by a magnet.
- said locking device is provided by a retention pin, which can be actuated in motion, by moving the magnet closer to the electronic tag, in order to pass from a retracted position, in which it is inserted within the body of the electronic tag, so as to allow sliding along the longitudinal extension of the profiled element of the electronic tag that is inserted between the anchoring wings, to an extracted position, in which it protrudes from the electronic tag, so that it can be moved to engage one of the fixing seats, once the electronic tag has been moved to the desired position.
- the activation instrument is relatively heavy and inconvenient to carry during daily activities and is often forgotten or lost.
- the aim of the present invention is to provide a device for supporting electronic tags that allows to move the electronic tag along the supporting profiled element, so as to allow precise positioning thereof with respect to the products with which it is to be associated, and also allows to ensure the locking of the electronic tag along the profiled element, once the tag has been moved to the desired position, without the need to use a separate activation instrument and without requiring precise tolerance control.
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a profiled element that belongs to the supporting device according to the invention and of an electronic tag designed to be engaged with the profiled element;
- Figure 2 is a perspective view of the profiled element of Figure 1 with an electronic tag engaged therewith;
- Figure 3 is a perspective view of the electronic tag of Figure 1 from a different angle
- Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view of the profiled element of Figure 1, with an electronic tag arranged in a first engagement region;
- Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view of the profiled element of Figure 1 with the electronic tag arranged in a second engagement region.
- the device for supporting electronic tags designated generally by the reference numeral 1 , comprises at least one longitudinally extended profiled element 2, which can be fixed to a supporting structure constituted for example by a set of shelves for supporting products on sale and can be engaged by at least one electronic tag 3.
- the profiled element 2 forms at least two engagement regions 4a, 4b, which can be engaged selectively by the electronic tag 3.
- the profiled element 2 forms a first engagement region 4a, which is adapted to allow the sliding of the electronic tag 3 along a movement direction that is substantially parallel to the longitudinal extension of the profiled element 2 and at least one second engagement region 4b, which is instead adapted to prevent the sliding of the electronic tag 3 along said movement direction.
- the profiled element 2 is provided with a back wall 2a and with a pair of engagement wings 5a, 5b which extend from one face of the back wall 2a and can be engaged by the electronic tag 3.
- engagement tabs 7a, 7b for the connection of the profiled element 2 to the supporting structure.
- the first engagement region 4a and the second engagement region 4b are arranged so that they can be engaged sequentially, one after the other, by the electronic tag 3, imparting to the electronic tag 3 an engagement motion away from or toward the back wall 2a, i.e., along a trajectory that has at least one component that is substantially perpendicular to the back wall 2a.
- the electronic tag 3 can be moved from a condition in which it engages the first engagement region 4a to a condition in which it engages the second engagement region 4b by means of a movement thereof in the direction of the back wall 2a.
- the first engagement region 4a and the second engagement region 4b are formed by the mutually facing faces, or internal faces, of the engagement wings 5a, 5b and can be engaged by at least one engagement portion 3a of the electronic tag 3 which can be inserted between the engagement wings 5a, 5b.
- the first engagement region 4a is formed by a first longitudinal groove 8, which is formed on the internal face of one of the engagement wings, for example the one designated in the figures by the reference numeral 5a, and by a second groove 9, which is instead formed on the internal face of the other engagement wing 5b.
- the first and second longitudinal grooves 8 and 9 are extended substantially parallel to the longitudinal extension of the profiled element 2 and can be engaged, with the possibility to slide, by corresponding engagement elements 10a, 10b formed on the engagement portion 3a of the electronic tag 3.
- the second engagement region 4b comprises a plurality of retention abutments which are formed advantageously by locking seats 11 which are arranged so as to be mutually spaced along the longitudinal extension of the profiled element 2 and can be engaged selectively by at least one of the engagement elements 10a, 10b, so as to lock the electronic tag 3 along the longitudinal extension of the profiled element 2.
- the locking seats 11 are formed on one of the engagement wings 5 a, 5b.
- the second engagement region 4b is formed by the first groove 8 and by the locking seats 11 , which in this case are formed on the same engagement wing 5b that forms the second groove 9 and are arranged so as to be mutually spaced along a direction that is substantially parallel to the second groove 9.
- first engagement element 10a which is constituted for example by an elongated protrusion, which is arranged on one side of the electronic tag 3 and can engage the first longitudinal groove 8
- second engagement element 10b which is arranged on the opposite side of the electronic tag 3 and can engage selectively the second groove 9 or at least one of the locking seats 11.
- the electronic tag 3 there is a plurality of second engagement elements 10b, which are constituted by mutually aligned teeth which can be inserted individually in the locking seats 11.
- At least the engagement wing 5b is elastically flexible, in order to allow the second engagement elements 10b to move beyond the longitudinal protrusion 12 upon the engagement motion imparted to the electronic tag 3, in order to move the electronic tag 3 from the first engagement region 4a to the second engagement region 4b or vice versa.
- the second engagement elements 10b have a face shaped like an inclined plane, which can slide on a portion shaped like an inclined plane of the longitudinal protrusion 12, so as to facilitate movement beyond the longitudinal protrusion 12 by the second engagement elements 10b.
- the first groove 8 it is optionally possible to arrange a layer 14 of material that increases friction between the profiled element 2 and the electronic tag 3, so that the electronic tag 3, in engagement with the first engagement region 4a, can slide along the profiled element 2 only as a consequence of the application of a certain force.
- the layer 14 can, for example, be constituted by rubber or other similar material.
- the electronic tag 3 is engaged with the first engagement region 4a formed by the profiled element 2, by inserting the engagement portion 3a of the electronic tag 3 between the engagement wings 5a, 5b so that the first engagement element 10a of the electronic tag 3 engages the first longitudinal groove 8 and the second engagement elements 10b of the electronic tag 3 engage the second groove 9.
- the electronic tag 3 With the electronic tag 3 engaged with the first engagement region 4 a, the electronic tag 3 can be made to slide along the longitudinal extension of the electronic tag 3, overcoming the friction opposed by the layer 14, so that it can be moved to a chosen position along the profiled element 2.
- the electronic tag 3 is optionally made to slide along the profiled element 2 until the second engagement elements 10b are each inserted in a locking seat 11 , so as to lock the possibility of the electronic tag 3 to slide along the longitudinal extension of the profiled element 2.
- the disengagement of the electronic tag 3 from the profiled element 2 is performed by flexing the engagement wings 5a, 5b, releasing the engagement portion 3a of the electronic tag 3.
- the invention is capable of achieving fully the intended aim and objects, since it allows in a very practical and simple manner to arrange the electronic tags along the supporting profiled element and to perform equally practically and simply the subsequent locking along the longitudinal extension of said profiled element.
- the materials used may be any according to the requirements.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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ITUB2016A000901A ITUB20160901A1 (en) | 2016-02-19 | 2016-02-19 | DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING ELECTRONIC LABELS. |
PCT/IB2017/050901 WO2017141199A1 (en) | 2016-02-19 | 2017-02-17 | Device for supporting electronic tags |
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EP3417449A1 true EP3417449A1 (en) | 2018-12-26 |
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EP17714280.9A Withdrawn EP3417449A1 (en) | 2016-02-19 | 2017-02-17 | Device for supporting electronic tags |
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EP (1) | EP3417449A1 (en) |
CN (1) | CN107533816B (en) |
IT (1) | ITUB20160901A1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2017141199A1 (en) |
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WO2019125266A1 (en) * | 2017-12-18 | 2019-06-27 | Pricer Ab | Rail for supporting an electronic shelf label or sign |
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IT201800010143A1 (en) * | 2018-11-08 | 2020-05-08 | Stefano Nicolis | SUPPORT DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC LABELS. |
US20200168130A1 (en) * | 2018-11-26 | 2020-05-28 | Lloyd, Gerstner & Partners | Hardwareless Mount For Product Display |
KR102186945B1 (en) * | 2019-09-19 | 2020-12-04 | 주식회사 라인어스 | Electronic label holder |
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US7455081B2 (en) * | 2003-03-12 | 2008-11-25 | Fasteners For Retail, Inc. | Holder for an electronic price label |
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CN107533816B (en) | 2020-01-24 |
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