JP6674468B2 - Electronic labeling equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic label device, and more particularly, to an electronic label device for attaching and detaching an electronic label display and an electronic label mounting rail.

  Labels that record product information, such as product names, price tags, and barcodes, at sales floors that sell a large number of products such as large markets, allow consumers to easily recognize information about the products on the product display stand. Adhere to.

  In a large-scale distribution network such as a large market, merchandise is distributed quickly, and displayed merchandise is replaced on a daily or weekly basis. In this case, the label recorded on the paper must be discarded. However, the loss of resources for recreating the label and the waste of labor are enormous. Recently, an electronic label for electronically recording and displaying product information has been used, and the information recorded on the electronic label can be easily changed by a simple operation.

  Conventionally, a method of attaching an electronic label to a product display stand using screws and bolts to attach the electronic label or attaching the electronic label to the product display stand through a fixed connection structure has been used. In this case, if the display space is expanded or reduced according to the quantity of goods, the electronic label will be installed in a different position from the displayed goods, and consumers will know exactly which electronic label is the label of the displayed goods. There is a problem that it is difficult to do.

  In addition, product labels are often lost or damaged when they are not fixedly attached to product display stands in appropriate positions. There is a problem that it is difficult to move the position of the label.

  The present invention includes a guide projection and a guide groove so that the electronic label display can be moved and adjusted along an electronic label mounting rail installed on a product display stand, and is provided at an appropriate position corresponding to a floating product loading. By providing a locking projection and a locking groove so that the electronic label display is located, the distributor can classify the displayed products with a minimum of resources and time, and exactly match the display position of the product. It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic label device in which an electronic label display is attached to a position and a consumer can easily recognize information on a displayed product.

  The purpose of the present invention is not limited to the objects mentioned above, and other objects and advantages of the present invention not mentioned can be understood by the following description, and can be more clearly understood by the embodiments of the present invention. Further, it can be easily understood that the objects and advantages of the present invention can be realized by the means described in the claims and combinations thereof.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes an electronic ink panel for displaying product information and a main body, and a guide protrusion formed on upper and lower portions of the main body and a rear surface of the main body. electronic label mounting rail and the electron containing coupling groove in which the guide protrusion is the guide groove and the locking protrusion coupled to the electronic label display and the electronic label indicator is mounted includes a locking protrusion is coupled A release lever for removing the label display from the electronic label mounting rail, wherein the electronic label display is moved and adjusted along the electronic label mounting rail by coupling the guide protrusion and the guide groove; A locking groove corresponding to a product display position among a plurality of coupling grooves formed in the electronic label mounting rail and a locking protrusion of the electronic label display. The electronic label indicator by coupling is fixedly mounted on the commodity display position, the electronic label indicator, the control unit controls to display the communication unit and the product information subjected to the product information to the electronic ink panel and The electronic label display may further include a release groove formed at a lower end of the electronic label display, into which the release lever is inserted, and a sensing unit for detecting that the release lever is inserted into the release groove .

  According to the present invention as described above, the electronic label display is provided with a guide projection and a guide groove so as to be movable and adjustable along the electronic label mounting rail installed on the product display stand, and is compatible with floating product loading. By providing the locking projection and the locking groove so that the electronic label indicator is located at an appropriate position, the distributor can classify the displayed products with minimum resources and time, and display the products. An electronic label indicator is attached to a position that exactly matches the position, and the consumer can easily recognize information on displayed products.

1 is a configuration diagram of an electronic label device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a side view of an electronic label display and a side sectional view of an electronic label mounting rail according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a side view showing a state where the electronic label display of FIG. 2 is mounted on an electronic label mounting rail. 5 is a view illustrating a release lever for removing an electronic label indicator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The above objects, features and advantages will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can easily implement the technical ideas of the present invention. it can. In describing the present invention, a detailed description of known techniques according to the present invention will be omitted when it is determined that the gist of the present invention may be unnecessarily obscured. Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used to represent the same or similar components.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an electronic label device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the electronic label device of the present invention includes an electronic label display 102 and an electronic label mounting rail 104.

  The electronic label display 102 includes a communication unit (not shown) for receiving product information, an electronic ink panel 108 for displaying product information, and a control unit (not shown) for controlling product information to be displayed on the electronic ink panel 108. including. The communication unit and the control unit described above can be mounted inside the main body 106 of the electronic label display 102.

Guide protrusions 10 and 12 are formed at upper and lower portions of the main body 106 of the electronic label display 102. Guide grooves 20 and 22 are formed on the electronic label mounting rail 104 so that the guide protrusions 10 and 12 can be coupled thereto.
The electronic label display 102 can be mounted on the electronic label mounting rail 104. For this purpose, the guide protrusions 10 and 12 can be combined with the guide grooves 20 and 22 of the electronic label mounting rail 104. Thereby, the electronic label display 102 can be adjusted to move in the horizontal direction along the electronic label mounting rail 104.

  In an embodiment of the present invention, the electronic label display 102 may include a first guide protrusion 10 formed on the upper surface of the main body 106 and a second guide protrusion formed on the lower surface of the main body 106. . Also, the first guide groove 20 and the second guide groove 22 having a “U” shape may be formed on the electronic label mounting rail 104 so as to correspond to the first guide protrusion 10 and the second guide protrusion 12, respectively. it can. As a result, the first guide protrusion 10 and the first guide groove 20 of the electronic label mounting rail 104 are connected, and the second guide protrusion 12 and the second guide groove 22 of the electronic label mounting rail 104 are connected to each other. The label display 102 can be moved and adjusted along the electronic label mounting rail 104.

The rear surface of the electronic label display 102 of the body 106 may be locking projection 14 that protrudes is formed. Similarly, a coupling groove 24 to which the locking protrusion 14 can be coupled is formed on the electronic label mounting rail 104, and the coupling groove 24 can be formed at a plurality of intervals. As a result, the locking protrusion 14 of the electronic label display 102 is connected to the locking groove corresponding to the product display position among the plurality of connection grooves formed on the electronic label mounting rail 104, thereby providing the electronic label display. 102 can be fixedly mounted at the commodity display position.

As described above, when the guide protrusions 10 and 12 of the electronic label display 102 are coupled with the guide grooves 20 and 22 of the electronic label mounting rail 104, the electronic label display 102 moves and adjusts along the electronic label mounting rail 104. Can be done.
Further, the locking projections 14 are coupled to the coupling grooves 24 corresponding to the commodity display positions in the plurality of coupling grooves 24 formed on the electronic label mounting rail 104, so that the electronic label display 102 is fixed at the commodity display positions. Can be mounted.

  FIG. 2 shows a side view of an electronic label display and a side sectional view of an electronic label mounting rail according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the electronic label display 102 may include an electronic ink panel 108 for displaying product information and a main body 106. The main body 106 includes a communication unit (not shown) for receiving product information and a product. A control unit (not shown) for controlling information to be displayed on the electronic ink panel can be implemented. Further, a plurality of electronic components can be mounted inside the main body 106 according to the embodiment.

  In FIG. 2, a first guide protrusion 10 protruding from an upper surface of a main body 106 of the electronic label display 102 is formed, and a second guide protrusion 12 protruding from a lower surface of the main body 106 is formed. A locking projection 14 is formed on a rear surface of the main body 106 of the electronic label display 102 so as to protrude. Here, one or more locking protrusions 14 may be formed according to the embodiment.

  A guide groove may be formed on the electronic label mounting rail 104 so as to correspond to each guide protrusion of the electronic label display 102. In FIG. 2, the first guide groove 20 corresponding to the first guide protrusion 10 and the second guide groove 22 corresponding to the second guide protrusion 12 are formed on the electronic label mounting rail 104.

Referring to FIG. 2, a locking protrusion 14 is formed on a rear surface of the main body 106 of the electronic label display 102. The locking protrusion 14 is coupled to a coupling groove 24 formed on the electronic label mounting rail 104, and has a function of fixing the electronic label display 102 so as not to move in the horizontal direction when the electronic label display 102 is mounted on the electronic label mounting rail 104. Fulfill.

  FIG. 3 is a side view showing a state where the electronic label display of FIG. 2 is mounted on an electronic label mounting rail. As shown in FIG. 3, when the electronic label display 102 is mounted on the electronic label mounting rail 104, the first guide protrusion 10 is connected to the first guide groove 20, and the second guide protrusion 12 is connected to the second guide groove 22. Thus, the electronic label display 102 can be moved and adjusted in the horizontal direction along the electronic label mounting rail 104.

  In this way, the electronic label mounting rail is installed so as to correspond to the horizontal length of the product display stand, and after the products are displayed, the electronic label display mounted on the electronic label mounting rail is properly positioned depending on the product display state. Can be moved.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the locking protrusion 14 of the electronic label display is connected to any one of the plurality of connecting grooves 24 formed on the electronic label mounting rail. As a result, the electronic label display can be accurately fixed and mounted at the product display position.

  As described above, the electronic label display 102 can be mounted on the electronic label mounting rail 104 to display product information. To this end, the electronic label display 102 may include a communication unit that receives product information, an electronic ink panel 108 that displays product information, and a control unit that controls the electronic ink panel 108 to display the product information.

  Here, the electronic ink panel 108 means a panel using electronic ink technology. Electronic ink refers to a microcapsule whose hue changes due to electrical stimulation, and utilizes a phenomenon in which the same color aggregates when electricity is applied between electrode plates in the microcapsule. After a character or image is displayed by an electrical stimulus, the character or image displayed on the display is maintained even if power is not supplied, and a new electrical stimulus is used to change to another character or image. Can be.

  As described above, the electronic label display 102 of the present invention uses the electronic ink panel 108 to display product information, and does not require a continuous power supply. Therefore, after the product information is displayed on the electronic ink panel 108, the control unit operates in a sleep mode in which the communication unit receives the product information or deactivates the other modules so as not to operate. In such a case, the communication unit can operate in a wake-up mode in which the communication unit and other modules are activated so as to receive the product information.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the electronic label device of the present invention may further include a release lever for detaching the electronic label display from the rail for mounting the electronic label.
FIG. 4 is a view illustrating a release lever for removing an electronic label indicator according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 shows the electronic label indicator and the release lever 400 viewed from the rear, and not shown in FIG. 4, but the electronic label indicator of FIG. 4 can be mounted on an electronic label mounting rail. . Referring to FIG. 4, the release lever 400 includes a handle part 402 and a fork part 404. The fork part 404 is connected to the handle part 402, and may be bent and connected so that the electronic label display can be detached from the electronic label mounting rail using the leverage principle.

Also, a release groove 30 into which a release lever is inserted may be formed at a lower end of the electronic label display, and the fork portion 404 of the release lever 400 and the release groove 30 of the electronic label display may be formed to correspond to each other. Can be done.
For example, if the user inserts the fork portion 404 of the release lever 400 into the release groove 30 of the electronic label display and applies a force to the handle portion 402 of the release lever 400, the second guide protrusion 12 of the electronic label display will be turned on. The electronic label display is detached from the second guide groove 22 of the label mounting rail and can be removed from the electronic label mounting rail.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the electronic label device of the present invention may be configured to activate the electronic label display by detecting that the release lever 400 is inserted.
To this end, the electronic label display of the present invention may further include a sensing unit for sensing that the release lever 400 is inserted into the release groove 30. Preferably, the fork portion 404 of the release lever 400 may be coated with a magnetic material, and the sensing unit of the electronic label display may detect the magnetism of the magnetic material coated on the fork portion 404 of the release lever 400 and release the lever. 400 can be sensed. In addition, when the control unit of the electronic label device detects that the release lever 400 is inserted, the control unit can control to switch to the wake-up mode in the sleep mode.

  According to the present invention as described above, the present invention includes a guide protrusion and a guide groove so that the electronic label display can be moved and adjusted along the electronic label mounting rail installed on the product display stand, and the floating product loading can be performed. By providing the locking projection and the locking groove so that the electronic label indicator is located at an appropriate position corresponding to the above, the distributor can classify the displayed products with minimum resources and time. In addition, there is an advantage that an electronic label indicator is attached to a position that exactly matches a product display position, so that a consumer can easily recognize information on a displayed product.

  The present invention described above can be variously replaced, modified and changed without departing from the technical idea of the present invention for those having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains. It is not limited by the attached drawings.

10 First guide projection 12 Second guide projection 14 Locking projection 20 First guide groove 22 Second guide groove 24 Coupling groove 102 Electronic label display 104 Electronic label mounting rail 106 Main body 108 Electronic ink panel 400 Release lever 402 Handle portion 404 Fork part

Claims (6)

An electronic label display comprising an electronic ink panel for displaying product information and a main body, including a guide protrusion formed to protrude from upper and lower portions of the main body and a locking protrusion formed to protrude from a rear surface of the main body;
An electronic label mounting rail including a guide groove to which the guide protrusion is coupled so that the electronic label indicator is mounted and a coupling groove to which the locking protrusion is coupled ;
A release lever for removing the electronic label indicator from the electronic label mounting rail ,
The electronic label display is moved and adjusted along the electronic label mounting rail by the coupling of the guide protrusion and the guide groove, and corresponds to a product display position among a plurality of coupling grooves formed in the electronic label mounting rail. The electronic label display is fixedly attached to the product display position by coupling the locking groove to be engaged with the locking projection of the electronic label display ,
The electronic label display,
A communication unit that receives the product information;
A control unit that controls the product information to be displayed on the electronic ink panel,
A release groove formed at a lower end of the electronic label display and into which the release lever is inserted;
An electronic label device , comprising: a detecting unit for detecting that the release lever is inserted into the release groove . The electronic label display,
A first guide protrusion formed to protrude from an upper surface of the main body;
A second guide protrusion protruding from a lower surface of the main body.
The combination of the first guide protrusion with the first guide groove of the electronic label mounting rail and the combination of the second guide protrusion with the second guide groove of the electronic label mounting rail allows the electronic label display to be attached to the electronic label mounting rail. The electronic label device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic label device is adjusted to move along. The release lever is
Handle part,
The electronic label according to claim 1 , further comprising a fork formed to correspond to a release groove formed at a lower end of the electronic label display, the fork being bent and connected to the handle. apparatus. The electronic label device according to claim 3 , wherein the fork is coated with a magnetic material. The control unit includes:
One of a wake-up mode in which the communication unit activates the communication unit so as to receive the product information and a sleep mode in which the communication unit deactivates the communication unit so as not to receive the product information. Works in two modes,
Wherein the insertion of the release lever is sensed, the control unit an electronic label according to claim 1, characterized in that switching from the sleep mode to the wake-up mode. The electronic label device according to claim 1 , wherein the sensing unit senses the insertion of the release lever by sensing the magnetism of the release lever.

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