KR20230059148A - Electronic shelf laber having auxiliary display unit - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention, the body portion; a display unit provided on the front portion of the body unit to display information about products; and one or more auxiliary display units provided to be accommodated in the insertion hole formed in the main body portion and inserted into or withdrawn from the insertion hole to selectively display product-related information according to the insertion or withdrawal state; It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic price indicator having a secondary display unit comprising a.

Description

Electronic price indicator having an auxiliary display {ELECTRONIC SHELF LABER HAVING AUXILIARY DISPLAY UNIT}

The present invention relates to an electronic price display provided to display product-related information.

Various stores, including supermarkets, that display and sell predetermined products typically display products on shelves, and display product names and prices of corresponding products on the front of the shelves so that consumers can easily check them.

The items and prices of items displayed on the shelf are not fixed and can change from time to time. Whenever the items or prices on display change, sellers write the name and price of the item on a paper price list to ensure that the item is displayed. It is attached to the front part of the shelf.

However, using paper price tags consumes a lot of time and manpower to replace price tags, promotes customer dissatisfaction due to mistakes that occur while replacing price tags, and lowers the reliability of product sales. is causing problems.

Therefore, electronic shelf labels that can provide accurate information about the products being displayed are being developed and used.

The electronic price indicator is installed at the front of the shelf where predetermined items are displayed, and communicates with the management device to display the name and price of the product provided by the management device. Product names and prices can be displayed simply and accurately.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2016-0062968 (published on Jun. 3, 2016)

Accordingly, the present invention has been devised from the foregoing background, including a secondary display unit provided to be drawn into or drawn out from the inside of the main body unit in addition to the main display, so that the user can selectively display information about products through the secondary display unit. Its purpose is to provide an electronic price indicator configured to

The object of the present invention is not limited thereto, and other objects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.

One embodiment of the present invention in order to achieve this object, the body portion; a display unit provided on the front portion of the body unit to display information about products; and one or more auxiliary display units provided to be accommodated in the insertion hole formed in the main body portion and inserted into or withdrawn from the insertion hole to selectively display product-related information according to the insertion or withdrawal state; It provides an electronic price indicator having a secondary display unit characterized in that it comprises a.

In addition, one or more withdrawal control units are provided to control the withdrawal or withdrawal of the auxiliary display unit, and the withdrawal control unit includes: a guide path groove formed recessed in an inner surface of the insertion hole to form a predetermined path; a pivoting arm having a guide protrusion provided to be inserted into the guide route groove and move along the path of the guide route groove, with one end coupled to the auxiliary display unit and the other end disposed to face the guide route groove; and an elastic member disposed between the inner surface of the insertion hole and the auxiliary display unit to push the secondary display unit out of the insertion hole.

In addition, the auxiliary display unit provides an electronic price indicator having a secondary display unit, characterized in that it is provided to be inserted into the insertion hole or withdrawn from the insertion hole in a sliding manner.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the electronic price display is separately provided with at least one auxiliary display unit capable of displaying product-related information in addition to the display unit, and each auxiliary display unit is drawn into the main body unit or removed from the main body unit by pressing. By configuring it to be withdrawn, it is possible for the user to selectively expose product-related information through each auxiliary display unit.

1 is a view showing an electronic price indicator according to an embodiment of the present invention installed on a shelf.
2 is a view showing a state in which the auxiliary display unit of the electronic price indicator according to an embodiment of the present invention is retracted into the main body unit.
3 is a view showing a state in which one of the auxiliary display units of the electronic price indicator according to an embodiment of the present invention is withdrawn from the body unit.
4 is an enlarged view of a part of an electronic price indicator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view showing how information about a product is selectively displayed using an auxiliary display unit of an electronic price display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a longitudinal sectional view of an electronic price indicator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a view showing a guide path groove and a pivoting arm of an auxiliary display unit and a withdrawal control unit of an electronic price indicator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a view showing a guide path groove of a pull-out control unit of an electronic price indicator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a view showing a pivoting arm of an auxiliary display unit and a pull-out control unit of an electronic price indicator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a view showing an elastic member of an auxiliary display unit and a pull-out control unit of an electronic price indicator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a view showing a process in which the auxiliary display unit of the electronic price indicator according to an embodiment of the present invention is retracted into the main body unit.
12 is a view showing a process in which the auxiliary display unit of the electronic price indicator according to an embodiment of the present invention is withdrawn from the inside of the main body unit.
13 is a view showing a state in which the angle is adjusted in a state in which the electronic price indicator according to another embodiment of the present invention is installed on a shelf.
14 is an exploded view showing the overall configuration of an electronic price indicator according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail through exemplary drawings. In adding reference numerals to components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same components have the same numerals as much as possible even if they are displayed on different drawings. In addition, in describing the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted.

Also, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), and (b) may be used in describing the components of the present invention. These terms are only used to distinguish the component from other components, and the nature, order, or order of the corresponding component is not limited by the term. When an element is described as being “connected,” “coupled to,” or “connected” to another element, that element is directly connected or connectable to the other element, but there is another element between the elements. It will be understood that elements may be “connected”, “coupled” or “connected”.

As shown in the drawing, the electronic price indicator having an auxiliary display unit according to an embodiment of the present invention is directly mounted on the shelf 10 where products are placed, or mounted on a mounting member installed on the shelf 10, A main body 100, which is provided to display information about products disposed on the shelf 10, a display unit 200 provided on the main body 100 to display information about products, and an auxiliary display unit (300a, 300b, 300c), and in particular, one or more auxiliary display units (300a, 300b, 300c) are provided to be drawn into or drawn out from the inside of the main body 100, so that they are drawn in or drawn out. It is characterized in that it is provided to selectively display information about products according to.

Hereinafter, each configuration of the electronic price indicator according to each embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 14 .

First, the body part 100 may be provided to be mounted on the shelf 10 on which products are placed, as shown in FIG. 1, and although not shown in the drawing, a mounting member for mounting a price indicator mounted on the shelf 10 It may be provided to be mounted on.

The main body 100 may be provided as a rectangular member having a certain length, height, and width, and a processor, a battery, and a communication unit for operating the electronic price indicator may be provided inside the main body 100.

Here, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 , insertion holes 105a , 105b , and 105c accommodating auxiliary display units 300a , 300b , and 300c described later may be formed in a portion of the body portion 100 .

More specifically, the insertion holes 105a, 105b, and 105c are recessed toward the inside of the body portion 100 from the outer surface of the body portion 100 so as to accommodate the auxiliary display portions 300a, 300b, and 300c. It can be formed in this open form.

In addition, one or more insertion holes 105a, 105b, and 105c may be formed on the main body 100, and the number corresponds to the number of auxiliary display units 300a, 300b, and 300c provided in the main body 100. can be formed

On the other hand, the upper portion of the body portion 100 may be formed with a recessed portion 102 recessed from the upper surface of the body portion 100 toward the lower side of the body portion 100 to be stepped, and the insertion holes 105a and 105b , 105c) may be formed on the depression 102 .

In this way, by forming the insertion holes 105a, 105b, and 105c in the recessed portion 102 of the body portion 100, the auxiliary display portions 300a, 300b, and 300c accommodated in the insertion holes 105a, 105b, and 105c are inserted. When pulled out from the inside of the holes 105a, 105b, and 105c, it is configured not to protrude from the upper surface of the body portion 100.

Next, the display unit 200 is provided on the front side of the body unit 100 to display information about products disposed on the shelf 10 .

The display unit 200 may be provided in the form of an electronic paper display, for example, or may be provided in the form of an LCD or LED display, and the information about the product displayed by the display unit 200 may include the name of the product, It can include price, product ingredients, etc.

Subsequently, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the auxiliary display units 300a, 300b, and 300c are accommodated in the insertion holes 105a, 105b, and 105c formed in the main body 100, and the insertion holes 105a, 105b, and 105c It is provided to be drawn into the inside or drawn out from the inside of the insertion holes (105a, 105b, 105c), and is provided to selectively display information about the product according to the state of being drawn in or withdrawn.

For example, the auxiliary display units 300a, 300b, and 300c are provided as plate-shaped members having a certain area, so that printed materials such as labels and stickers containing information about products are attached, or information about products is directly displayed on the outer surface. It may be provided to be printed.

The auxiliary display units 300a, 300b, and 300c are accommodated in the insertion holes 105a, 105b, and 105c, and are accommodated in the insertion holes 105a, 105b, and 105c according to the sliding movement in the insertion holes 105a, 105b, and 105c. It may be withdrawn from the inside and provided to expose product information to the outside, or inserted into the insertion holes 105a, 105b, and 105c according to sliding movement so as not to expose product information to the outside.

At this time, one or more auxiliary display units 300a, 300b, and 300c may be provided in the main body 100, and each of the auxiliary display units 300a, 300b, and 300c are independently inserted into the main body 100. Or it may be provided so as to be withdrawn from the inside of the body portion 100.

As shown in FIG. 11, each of the sub-display units 300a, 300b, and 300c has information about different products printed thereon, and the user selectively displays each of the sub-display units 300a, 300b, and 300c as a body part. (100) It is provided so that information about a desired product is displayed outside by being drawn into or drawn out from the inside of the body portion 100.

On the other hand, each of the auxiliary display units 300a, 300b, and 300c may be provided at an upper end of the body unit 100 to be drawn in or drawn out in a vertical direction, and at this time, as described above, the body unit 100 has a recessed portion. 102 is formed, and each of the auxiliary display parts 300a, 300b, and 300c is provided in the recessed part 102 of the body part 100, so that the auxiliary display parts 300a accommodated in the insertion holes 105a, 105b, 105c, When the insertion holes 105a, 105b, and 105c are drawn out from the inside of the insertion holes 300b and 300c, they may not protrude from the upper surface of the body portion 100.

Meanwhile, although the number of auxiliary display units 300a, 300b, and 300c is illustrated in each drawing, it is not limited thereto.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, the electronic price indicator according to an embodiment of the present invention includes one or more withdrawal control units 400a, 400b, 400c) may be further included.

The auxiliary display units 300a, 300b, and 300c are pulled out from the inside of the insertion holes 105a, 105b, and 105c by the withdrawal control units 400a, 400b, and 400c, and pressurized into the insertion holes 105a, 105b, and 105c. It is provided to be drawn into the inside of the insertion hole (105a, 105b, 105c), and may be provided to be withdrawn from the inside of the insertion hole (105a, 105b, 105c) by pressing in a state of being drawn into the inside of the insertion hole (105a, 105b, 105c).

That is, the sliding movement of each of the auxiliary display units 300a, 300b, and 300c in a state where the insertion holes 105a, 105b, and 105c are accommodated can be controlled by the respective withdrawal control units 400a, 400b, and 400c.

Here, since each of the auxiliary display units 300a, 300b, and 300c and the pull-out control units 400a, 400b, and 400c have the same structure, one 300a and one of the auxiliary display units 300a, 300b, and 300c One (400a) of the pull-out control units (400a, 400b, 400c) will be described in detail, and any one (300a) of each of the auxiliary display units (300a, 300b, 300c) and the pull-out control units (400a, 400b, 400c) ) is the same for the rest (300b, 300c) of the auxiliary display units (300a, 300b, 300c) and the rest (400b, 400c) of the withdrawal control units (400a, 400b, 400c). can be applied

In detail, the withdrawal control unit 400a may include a guide path groove 410a, a pivoting arm 430a, and an elastic member 450a.

First, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 , the guide path groove 410a may be recessed on the inner surface of the insertion hole 105a to form a certain path.

For example, the guide path groove 410a may be recessed on the inner surface of the insertion hole 105a to form an annular path.

A guide protrusion 431a formed at the other end of a pivoting arm 430a to be described later is inserted into the guide path groove 410a, and the guide protrusion 431a is inserted into the guide path groove 410a. It is equipped to move along the path it forms.

In more detail, as shown in FIG. 7, the guide path groove 410a has an annular shape including a first path part 411a, a second path part 413a, a stop part 415a and a switching part 417a. path can be formed.

Here, the guide path groove 410a of the stop portion 415a may be recessed from the lower side to the upper side of the inner surface of the insertion groove 105a along the sliding direction of the auxiliary display unit 300a.

As the guide path groove 410a is provided with the stop part 415a, the guide protrusion 431a is provided to be caught and locked by the stop part 415a while moving along the path of the guide path groove 410a. The guide protrusion 431a may be provided to be caught and locked by the stop portion 415a in a state in which the auxiliary display unit 300a is inserted into the insertion hole 105a.

Subsequently, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the pivoting arm 430a may be provided as a member having a certain length, and one end of the pivoting arm 430a is coupled to the auxiliary display unit 300a and the other end is a guide path groove. (410a) may be arranged to face the side.

Here, as shown in FIG. 8 , one end of the pivoting arm 430a can be rotationally coupled to the auxiliary display unit 300a, and one end of the pivoting arm 430a is rotationally coupled to the secondary display unit 300a to thereby rotate the pivoting arm 430a. The guide protrusion 431a formed at the other end of ) is provided to be movable along the path of the guide path groove 410a in a state of being inserted into the guide path groove 410a.

In addition, one end of the pivoting arm 430a may be fixedly coupled to the auxiliary display unit 300a. In this case, the pivoting arm 430a is provided as a member that has elasticity and is bent, so that one end of the pivoting arm 430a is the auxiliary display unit. Even when the guide protrusion 431a formed at the other end of the pivot arm 430a is inserted into the guide path groove 410a according to the bending of the pivot arm 430a even in a state fixed to 300a, It can also be configured to move along a route.

Meanwhile, a guide protrusion 431a is formed at the other end of the pivot arm 430a to be inserted into the guide path groove 410a and move along the path of the guide path groove 410a.

When one end of the pivoting arm 430a is coupled to the auxiliary display unit 300a, the other end of the pivoting arm 430a is disposed to face the guide path groove 410a. At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, the pivoting arm ( The guide protrusion 431a formed at the other end of 430a is provided to be inserted into the guide path groove 410a.

In this way, the guide protrusion 431a inserted into the guide path groove 410a is moved by the rotation of the pivot arm 430a when the auxiliary display unit 300a is inserted into or withdrawn from the insertion hole 105a. The first path part 411a, the second path part 413a, the stop part 415a, and the switching part 417a of the guide path groove 410a are sequentially moved. In the retracted state of (105a), it is provided to be caught and locked by the stop portion (415a).

Subsequently, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 9, the elastic member 450a is disposed between the inner surface of the insertion hole 105a and the auxiliary display unit 300a, and the secondary display unit 300a is inserted into the insertion hole 105a. It is provided to push outward.

The elastic member 450a may be provided as, for example, a coil spring member, and the elastic member 450a is disposed between the inner lower surface of the insertion hole 105a and the lower end of the secondary display unit 300a to display the secondary display unit 300a. It may be provided to push out of the insertion hole 105a.

Since the elastic member 450a is provided, when the guide protrusion 431a of the pivot arm 430a deviates from the stop portion 415a of the guide path groove 410a, the auxiliary display unit 300a operates from the elastic member 450a. It is withdrawn from the insertion hole 105a by the elastic force.

Here, when the auxiliary display unit 300a is inserted into the insertion hole 105a, the guide protrusion 431a of the pivot arm 430a is caught and locked by the stop unit 415a of the guide path groove 410a. Even if the elastic force by the elastic member 450a acts on the auxiliary display unit 300a, the auxiliary display unit 300a is maintained in a retracted state.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 7, 10, and 11, the withdrawal operation process of the auxiliary display unit 300a by the withdrawal control unit 400a will be described.

7 and 10, first, in a state in which the auxiliary display unit 300a is withdrawn from the inside of the insertion hole 105a, the guide protrusion 431a of the pivot arm 430a is the conversion unit of the guide path groove 410a ( 417a) (FIG. 10(a)).

When the auxiliary display part 300a is pressed downward in a state where the auxiliary display part 300a is withdrawn from the inside of the insertion hole 105a, the auxiliary display part 300a slides into the insertion hole 105a, and at this time, the rotation arm The guide protrusion 431a of 430a moves along the first path portion 411a of the guide path groove 410a (FIGS. 10(b) and 10(c)).

Here, when the auxiliary display unit 300a is pressed so that the secondary display unit 300a is completely inserted into the insertion hole 105a, the guide protrusion 431a of the pivot arm 430a moves to the stop unit 415a of the guide path groove 410a. ) and is locked by the stop portion 415a (Fig. 11 (a)).

At this time, since the guide protrusion 431a of the pivot arm 430a is locked to the stop portion 415a of the guide path groove 410a even when the pressure applied to the auxiliary display unit 300a is released, the secondary display unit 300a Even if the elastic force by the elastic member 450a acts on ), the auxiliary display unit 300a is not drawn out from the inside of the insertion hole 105a, and the inserted state inside the insertion hole 105a is maintained.

On the other hand, when the auxiliary display part 300a is pushed downward once again so that the auxiliary display part 300a is completely inserted into the insertion hole 105a in a state where the auxiliary display part 300a is inserted into the insertion hole 105a. , The guide protrusion 431a of the pivot arm 430a is separated from the stop portion 415a of the guide path groove 410a to release the locked state, and at this time, the auxiliary display portion 300a acts by the elastic member 450a. It slides from the inside of the insertion hole 105a by the elastic force and is drawn out. At this time, the guide protrusion 431a of the pivot arm 430a moves along the second path portion 413a of the guide path groove 410a. (Fig. 11(b), Fig. 11(c)).

In this way, the auxiliary display unit 300a is provided so as to be drawn into the insertion hole 105a by pressing in a state in which it is withdrawn from the inside of the insertion hole 105a by the withdrawal control unit 400a, and the insertion hole 105a It is provided to be withdrawn from the inside of the insertion hole 105a by pressurization in the state of being drawn into the inside, and accordingly, a user such as an electronic price display manager can easily press the auxiliary display unit 300a by simply pressing the secondary display unit 300a. Information on products may be selectively exposed to the outside by being drawn into the body portion 100 or drawn out from the inside of the body portion 100 .

Next, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the electronic price indicator according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a first body 110 and a second body 130 in which the body portion 100' is rotationally coupled to each other. can include

First, the first body 110 may be provided as a rectangular member having a certain length, height, and width, and the first body 110 may be provided to be mounted on the shelf 10 or a mounting member installed on the shelf 10. can

The first body 110 includes a seating portion 111 recessed from the front portion of the first body 110 toward the rear portion, so that the second body 130 is inserted into and seated in the seating portion 111. It can be.

Subsequently, the second body 130 may be provided as a rectangular member having a predetermined length, height, and width, and the second body 130 is provided to be coupled to the first body 110 by rotation.

For example, the first body 110 and the second body 130 may be rotationally coupled to each other in a hinge manner, and may be rotationally coupled to each other in various structures such as a ball joint scheme.

Here, in the electronic price indicator according to another embodiment of the present invention, the display unit 200, the auxiliary display units 300a, 300b, and 300c and the withdrawal control units 400a, 400b, and 400c are attached to the second body 130 are provided

Accordingly, the display unit 200 and the auxiliary display units 300a, 300b, 300c) is provided to adjust the display angle of product information.

As described above, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the electronic price display is separately provided with one or more auxiliary display units capable of displaying product-related information in addition to the display unit, and each auxiliary display unit is pressed by pressing the main body unit. By being configured to be drawn into or drawn out from the main body, the user can selectively expose product-related information through each auxiliary display.

In the above, even though all the components constituting the embodiment of the present invention have been described as being combined or operated as one, the present invention is not necessarily limited to these embodiments. That is, within the scope of the object of the present invention, all of the components may be selectively combined with one or more to operate.

The above description is merely an example of the technical idea of the present invention, and various modifications and variations can be made to those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention, but to explain, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be construed according to the claims below, and all technical ideas within the equivalent range should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

10 : Shelf
100: body part
200: display unit
300a, 300b, 300c: auxiliary display
400a, 400b, 400c: Draw-in/out control unit

Claims (3)

body part;
a display unit provided on the front portion of the body unit to display information about products; and
one or more auxiliary display units provided to be accommodated in the insertion hole formed in the main body portion and inserted into or withdrawn from the insertion hole to selectively display product-related information according to the insertion or withdrawal state;
Electronic price indicator having a secondary display unit characterized in that it comprises a. According to claim 1,
Further comprising one or more pull-out control units provided to control the pull-in or pull-out of the auxiliary display unit,
The inlet and outlet control unit,
a guide path groove recessed on an inner surface of the insertion hole to form a predetermined path;
a pivoting arm having a guide protrusion provided to be inserted into the guide route groove and move along the path of the guide route groove, with one end coupled to the auxiliary display unit and the other end disposed to face the guide route groove; and
an elastic member disposed between an inner surface of the insertion hole and the auxiliary display unit to push the secondary display unit out of the insertion hole;
Electronic price indicator having a secondary display unit characterized in that it comprises a. According to claim 1,
The auxiliary display unit,
An electronic price indicator having a secondary display unit, characterized in that provided to be inserted into the insertion hole or withdrawn from the insertion hole in a sliding manner.

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