WO2013064758A1 - Electronic label support track having a protective housing - Google Patents

Electronic label support track having a protective housing Download PDF

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WO2013064758A1
WO2013064758A1 PCT/FR2012/051923 FR2012051923W WO2013064758A1 WO 2013064758 A1 WO2013064758 A1 WO 2013064758A1 FR 2012051923 W FR2012051923 W FR 2012051923W WO 2013064758 A1 WO2013064758 A1 WO 2013064758A1
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Yves Martin
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Store Electronic Systems
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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
    • 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
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/465—Identification means, e.g. labels, tags, markings
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F5/00—Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features
    • A47F5/0043—Show shelves

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  • the invention relates to an electronic label support rail with a protective cover.
  • the electronic labels are attached to rails placed at the edge of shelves in the gondolas of large-area stores.
  • the electronic tags When the shelves are in the high or medium position, the electronic tags are vertical.
  • the electronic tags When the shelves are in the low position, the electronic tags are kept tilted to be readable by standing customers. Regardless of the position of a shelf, an electronic tag is subject to the risk of receiving dust or dirt from products placed on the shelves and handled by staff or customers. This risk is even greater than the shelf with electronic tags is low.
  • Electronic tags and support rails are regularly cleaned.
  • the cleaning operations are complex and difficult because the electronic tags are embossed relative to the rails, and it is very difficult, in a limited time, to clean the rails in the immediate vicinity of the edges of the electronic tags.
  • One of the aims of the invention is to provide a rail for electronic tags, with a protective cover which, on the one hand ensures the protection of electronic tags against soiling, and on the other hand facilitates cleaning operations.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a rail for electronic tags, with protective cover which also ensures the protection of the support rail of the electronic tags.
  • Yet another object of the invention is to provide a protective cover for electronic tags carried by a rail, which does not need to be removed to allow the change of electronic tags.
  • the subject of the invention is an electronic label support rail with a protective cover, comprising a rear part adapted to be fixed to a shelf, a front part adapted to receive at least one electronic label and consisting of a bottom, a a lower wing and an upper wing, the electronic tag being housed against the bottom, between the lower and upper wings and having a front face parallel to the bottom, the protective cover having a screen adapted to be placed in front of the electronic tag, characterized in that: -
  • the rail has, on the upper face of its upper flange, a longitudinal cavity adapted to ensure the attachment of the protective cover to the rail,
  • the protective cover comprises a fixed head of the screen shaped to attach to the upper flange of the rail, and having on its free edge a return adapted to be housed in said longitudinal cavity, and
  • the head of the protective cover and the longitudinal cavity cooperate to maintain the protective cover in two stable positions, one low with the screen in front of the label, the other high with free access to the label.
  • the longitudinal cavity is partially closed by a longitudinal band whose free edge serves as a hooking line to the return of the protective cover in the low position.
  • the longitudinal cavity has a bottom and rear of the bottom, a first oblique wall and a second oblique wall closer to the vertical than the first oblique wall, and, in the upper position of the protective cap, the top of the head is supported on the oblique walls of the cavity and the free edge of the return bears on the front face of the cavity.
  • the protective cover comprises a simple transparent screen.
  • the protective cover comprises a double transparent screen, its lower part being folded on the outside against the upper part so as to constitute a pocket.
  • the protective cover is put in place by insertion of the return into the cavity at the end of the rail and longitudinal sliding.
  • FIG. 2 is a detail view of the cavity of the rail of Figure 1;
  • the electronic label support rail 1 (FIG. 1) generally consists of a rear part 2 intended to be fixed to a shelf, of a front part 3 able to receive a label. electronics 30, and a flexible hinge 4 connecting the front 3 and rear 2 to allow relative rotational movement.
  • the front portion 3 of the rail 1 essentially consists of a bottom 5, a lower flange 6 carrying a longitudinal rib 7 intended to cooperate with a corresponding groove provided at the lower part of the electronic tag 30, and a upper wing 8 having on its underside a longitudinal groove 9, preferably provided with regularly distributed orifices, and intended to receive the attachment means, and preferably locking, such as a spring-loaded finger, carried to its upper part, by the electronic label 30.
  • the electronic tag 30 is in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped, its rear face is against the bottom 5 of the rail 1, and its upper and lower faces are applied against the upper and lower wings 8 and 6 of the rail, respectively.
  • the front face 29 of the electronic tag 30 is parallel to the bottom 5 of the rail 1 and a little forward of the groove 9, but set back from the extreme edge 10 of the upper flange 8 of the rail 1.
  • the invention provides for the provision of a cover 19 which can be coupled to the upper wing 8 of the rail 1, and which comprises a transparent screen disposed in front of the electronic tag 30.
  • the upper flange 8 of the rail 1 has on its upper face, a longitudinal cavity 11 of particular section ( Figure 2).
  • the longitudinal cavity 11 has a bottom 12 parallel to the lower face of the upper flange 8 of the rail 1, a front face 13 parallel to the bottom 5 of the front portion 3 of the rail 1, an upper face 14 perpendicular to the front face 13, behind the bottom 12 a first oblique wall 15 and a second oblique wall 16 closer to the vertical that the first oblique wall 15.
  • the second oblique wall 16 joins the upper face of the upper flange 8 of the rail 1.
  • the upper face 14 of the longitudinal cavity 11 is narrower than the bottom 12.
  • the upper face 14 of the cavity 11 and the upper face of the upper flange 8 of the rail 1 define between them a longitudinal band 17 which partially closes the longitudinal cavity 11, and whose free edge 18 serves as a line of attachment to the cover 19 for protecting the electronic tags.
  • the cover 19 for protecting the electronic tags (FIGS. 3 and 4) consists of a coupling head 20 at the upper wing 8 of the rail 1 and a flat screen 21 intended to be placed in front of the electronic tags.
  • the screen 21 is of great length and height substantially equal to the height of the electronic tags.
  • the coupling head 20 to the upper flange 8 of the rail 1 is shaped to engage the upper flange 8 of the rail 1 so that the screen 21 is in a position parallel to the bottom 5 of the rail 1 and in front of the electronic label 30.
  • the screen 21 the head 20 is composed, starting from the screen 21 assumed vertical, a wall 22, oblique outwards, upward under the upper flange 8 of the rail 1, a front 23, oblique inwardly, bearing on the extreme edge 10 of the upper flange 8 of the rail 1, a top 24, substantially horizontal, s' applying on the upper face of the upper flange 8 of the rail 1, and on its free edge opposite the screen 21, a return 25 housed in the longitudinal cavity 11 of the upper flange 8 of the rail 1.
  • the angle between the top 24 and the screen 21 is of the order of 90 °.
  • the angle between the top 24 and the return 25 is of the order of 60 °.
  • the assembly of the head 20 and the screen 21 is preferably made of plastic material, in particular PET, with a thickness of the order of 450 ⁇ , which gives it a certain capacity for elastic deformation.
  • the screen 21 is simple.
  • the screen 21 is double, its lower part 26 being folded on the outside against the upper part so as to constitute a pocket adapted to receive a sheet, for example paper, carrying information to the customer.
  • the wing coupling head 20 upper 8 of the rail 1 is identical.
  • the dimensions of the coupling head 20 are such that, when the screen 21 is in the lower position (FIG. 5), the head 20 is applied, by elastic deformation, against the upper flange 8 of the rail 1.
  • the return 25 housed in the cavity 11 ensures the retention of the head 20, and the wall 22 and the front 23 ensure its retention in position.
  • a characteristic of the protective cover 19 is that it has a second stable position, shown in FIG. 6, in which the screen 21 is in the high position. This position is obtained by causing a rotation of the cover relative to the cavity 11, with traction on the lower edge of the screen 21 and elastic deformation of the head 20 to cross the extreme edge 10 to the wall 22. The top 24 of the head 20 is then resting on the first 15 and second 16 oblique walls and the free edge of the return 25 is preferably in the angle of the front face 13 and the upper face 14 of the cavity 11, resting on the front face 13.
  • This raised position of the cover 19, corresponding to the upper position of the screen 21, provides direct access to electronic tags for their movement or replacement.
  • FIG. 7 shows the insertion position of the cover 19.
  • the cover 19 having a length of the order of one meter is placed on the rail 1 by inserting the return 25 into the cavity 11 at the end of the rail and longitudinal slip.
  • the screen 21 slides advantageously on the end of the upper flange 8 of the rail 1.
  • the cover 19 at the location provided on the rail it is tilted to the low position stable, thanks to the elastic deformation of the head 20.
  • the cover is tilted to the upper position of the screen 21 ( Figure 6). Apart from these interventions, the screen 21 is in the low position (FIG. 5). In this low position, the screen plays its role of protecting the rail and the electronic labels against dirt. In case of soiling, cleaning the entire length of the screen in one pass is much easier and more effective than cleaning the rail and each electronic label.

Abstract

The invention relates to an electronic label support track (1) including a rear portion (2) capable of being attached to a shelf, a front portion (3) capable of receiving an electronic label (30), the protective housing comprising a screen (21) capable of being positioned in front of the electronic label (30). The track (1) has a longitudinal cavity (11) on the upper surface of the upper wing (8) thereof, a longitudinal cavity (11) capable of attaching the protective housing to the track (1). The protective housing comprises a head (20), which is rigidly connected to the screen (21) and shaped such as to attach to the upper wing (8) of the track (1) and which has a turned-up section on the free edge thereof that is housed in said longitudinal cavity (11). The head (20) of the protective housing and the longitudinal cavity (11) engage in order to hold the protective housing in two stable positions, a bottom position with the screen (21) in front of the label (30) and a top position with free access to the label.

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RAIL DE SUPPORT D'ÉTIQUETTES ÉLECTRONIQUES A CAPOT DE PROTECTION  ELECTRONIC TAG SUPPORT RAIL WITH PROTECTIVE HOOD
L'invention concerne un rail de support d'étiquettes électroniques à capot de protection.  The invention relates to an electronic label support rail with a protective cover.
Selon le brevet EP 1 318 496, les étiquettes électroniques sont fixées sur des rails placés en bordure d'étagères dans les gondoles de magasins à grande surface. Lorsque les étagères sont en position haute ou moyenne, les étiquettes électroniques sont verticales. Lorsque les étagères sont en position basse, les étiquettes électroniques sont maintenues inclinées pour être lisibles par les clients circulant debout. Quelle que soit la position d'une étagère, une étiquette électronique est soumise au risque de recevoir de la poussière ou des salissures provenant des produits placés sur les étagères et manipulés par le personnel ou les clients. Ce risque est d'autant plus grand que l'étagère portant les étiquettes électroniques est basse. According to the patent EP 1 318 496, the electronic labels are attached to rails placed at the edge of shelves in the gondolas of large-area stores. When the shelves are in the high or medium position, the electronic tags are vertical. When the shelves are in the low position, the electronic tags are kept tilted to be readable by standing customers. Regardless of the position of a shelf, an electronic tag is subject to the risk of receiving dust or dirt from products placed on the shelves and handled by staff or customers. This risk is even greater than the shelf with electronic tags is low.
Les étiquettes électroniques et les rails de support sont régulièrement nettoyés. Les opérations de nettoyage sont complexes et malaisées car les étiquettes électroniques sont en relief par rapport aux rails, et il est très difficile, dans un temps limité, de bien nettoyer les rails au voisinage immédiat des bords des étiquettes électroniques.Electronic tags and support rails are regularly cleaned. The cleaning operations are complex and difficult because the electronic tags are embossed relative to the rails, and it is very difficult, in a limited time, to clean the rails in the immediate vicinity of the edges of the electronic tags.
L'un des buts de l'invention est de fournir un rail pour étiquettes électroniques, à capot de protection qui, d'une part assure la protection des étiquettes électroniques contre les salissures, et d'autre part facilite les opérations de nettoyage. One of the aims of the invention is to provide a rail for electronic tags, with a protective cover which, on the one hand ensures the protection of electronic tags against soiling, and on the other hand facilitates cleaning operations.
Un autre but de l'invention est de fournir un rail pour étiquettes électroniques, à capot de protection qui assure aussi la protection du rail de support des étiquettes électroniques. Another object of the invention is to provide a rail for electronic tags, with protective cover which also ensures the protection of the support rail of the electronic tags.
Un autre but encore de l'invention est de fournir un capot de protection pour étiquettes électroniques portées par un rail, qui ne nécessite pas d'être retiré pour autoriser le changement des étiquettes électroniques.  Yet another object of the invention is to provide a protective cover for electronic tags carried by a rail, which does not need to be removed to allow the change of electronic tags.
L'invention a pour objet un rail de support d'étiquettes électroniques à capot de protection, comprenant une partie arrière apte à être fixée à une étagère, une partie avant apte à recevoir au moins une étiquette électronique et constituée d'un fond, d'une aile inférieure et d'une aile supérieure, l'étiquette électronique étant logée contre le fond, entre les ailes inférieure et supérieure et présentant une face avant parallèle au fond, le capot de protection comportant un écran apte à être placé devant l'étiquette électronique, caractérisé en ce que : - le rail présente, sur la face supérieure de son aile supérieure, une cavité longitudinale apte à assurer l'accrochage du capot de protection au rail, The subject of the invention is an electronic label support rail with a protective cover, comprising a rear part adapted to be fixed to a shelf, a front part adapted to receive at least one electronic label and consisting of a bottom, a a lower wing and an upper wing, the electronic tag being housed against the bottom, between the lower and upper wings and having a front face parallel to the bottom, the protective cover having a screen adapted to be placed in front of the electronic tag, characterized in that: - The rail has, on the upper face of its upper flange, a longitudinal cavity adapted to ensure the attachment of the protective cover to the rail,
- le capot de protection comporte une tête solidaire de l'écran conformée pour s'accrocher à l'aile supérieure du rail, et présentant sur son bord libre un retour apte à être logé dans ladite cavité longitudinale, et - The protective cover comprises a fixed head of the screen shaped to attach to the upper flange of the rail, and having on its free edge a return adapted to be housed in said longitudinal cavity, and
- la tête du capot de protection et la cavité longitudinale coopèrent pour maintenir le capot de protection dans deux positions stables, l'une basse avec l'écran devant l'étiquette, l'autre haute avec accès libre à l'étiquette. - The head of the protective cover and the longitudinal cavity cooperate to maintain the protective cover in two stable positions, one low with the screen in front of the label, the other high with free access to the label.
Avantageusement, la cavité longitudinale est partiellement obturée par une bande longitudinale dont le bord libre sert de ligne d'accrochage au retour du capot de protection en position basse. Advantageously, the longitudinal cavity is partially closed by a longitudinal band whose free edge serves as a hooking line to the return of the protective cover in the low position.
De préférence, la cavité longitudinale présente un fond et en arrière du fond, une première paroi oblique et une deuxième paroi oblique plus proche de la verticale que la première paroi oblique, et, en position haute du capot de protection, le dessus de la tête est en appui sur les parois obliques de la cavité et le bord libre du retour est en appui sur la face avant de la cavité. Preferably, the longitudinal cavity has a bottom and rear of the bottom, a first oblique wall and a second oblique wall closer to the vertical than the first oblique wall, and, in the upper position of the protective cap, the top of the head is supported on the oblique walls of the cavity and the free edge of the return bears on the front face of the cavity.
De manière avantageuse, le capot de protection comporte un écran transparent simple. Advantageously, the protective cover comprises a simple transparent screen.
Avantageusement, le capot de protection comporte un écran transparent double, sa partie inférieure étant repliée à l'extérieur contre la partie supérieure de façon à constituer une pochette. Advantageously, the protective cover comprises a double transparent screen, its lower part being folded on the outside against the upper part so as to constitute a pocket.
De préférence, le capot de protection est mis en place par insertion du retour dans la cavité en bout de rail et glissement longitudinal. Preferably, the protective cover is put in place by insertion of the return into the cavity at the end of the rail and longitudinal sliding.
L'invention est décrite ci-après avec référence aux dessins annexés qui représentent : - Figure 1, une vue en coupe d'un rail support d'étiquette électronique avec capot de protection, selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention ; The invention is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings which show: - Figure 1, a sectional view of an electronic tag support rail with protective cover, according to one embodiment of the invention;
- Figure 2, une vue de détail de la cavité du rail de la figure 1 ; - Figure 2 is a detail view of the cavity of the rail of Figure 1;
- Figure 3, une vue en coupe du capot de protection selon un premier mode de réalisation ; - Figure 4, une vue en coupe du capot de protection selon un deuxième mode de réalisation ; - Figure 3, a sectional view of the protective cover according to a first embodiment; - Figure 4, a sectional view of the protective cover according to a second embodiment;
- Figure 5, une vue en coupe du rail avec le capot de protection en position basse ; - Figure 5, a sectional view of the rail with the protective cover in the low position;
- Figure 6, une vue en coupe du rail avec le capot de protection en position haute ; - Figure 7, une vue en coupe du rail avec le capot de protection en position d'insertion. - Figure 6, a sectional view of the rail with the protective cover in the high position; - Figure 7, a sectional view of the rail with the protective cover in the insertion position.
Comme dans le brevet EP 1 318 496, le rail 1 de support d'étiquettes électroniques (figure 1) est globalement constitué d'une partie arrière 2 destinée à être fixée à une étagère, d'une partie avant 3 apte à recevoir une étiquette électronique 30, et d'une charnière souple 4 reliant les parties avant 3 et arrière 2 pour autoriser un mouvement relatif de rotation. La partie avant 3 du rail 1 est essentiellement constituée d'un fond 5, d'une aile inférieure 6 portant une nervure longitudinale 7 destinée à coopérer avec une rainure correspondante prévue à la partie inférieure de l'étiquette électronique 30, et d'une aile supérieure 8 comportant sur sa face inférieure une rainure longitudinale 9, de préférence pourvue d'orifices régulièrement répartis, et destinée à recevoir le moyen d'accrochage, et de préférence de verrouillage, tel qu'un doigt monté sur ressort, porté, à sa partie supérieure, par l'étiquette électronique 30. As in patent EP 1 318 496, the electronic label support rail 1 (FIG. 1) generally consists of a rear part 2 intended to be fixed to a shelf, of a front part 3 able to receive a label. electronics 30, and a flexible hinge 4 connecting the front 3 and rear 2 to allow relative rotational movement. The front portion 3 of the rail 1 essentially consists of a bottom 5, a lower flange 6 carrying a longitudinal rib 7 intended to cooperate with a corresponding groove provided at the lower part of the electronic tag 30, and a upper wing 8 having on its underside a longitudinal groove 9, preferably provided with regularly distributed orifices, and intended to receive the attachment means, and preferably locking, such as a spring-loaded finger, carried to its upper part, by the electronic label 30.
L'étiquette électronique 30 est en forme de parallélépipède rectangle, sa face arrière s'applique contre le fond 5 du rail 1, et ses faces supérieure et inférieure s'appliquent contre les ailes supérieure 8 et inférieure 6 du rail, respectivement. La face avant 29 de l'étiquette électronique 30 est parallèle au fond 5 du rail 1 et un peu en avant de la rainure 9, mais en retrait par rapport au bord extrême 10 de l'aile supérieure 8 du rail 1. Pour assurer la protection des étiquettes électroniques, l'invention prévoit la disposition d'un capot 19 couplable à l'aile supérieure 8 du rail 1, et comportant un écran transparent disposé devant l'étiquette électronique 30. Pour assurer l'accrochage du capot 19 au rail 1, l'aile supérieure 8 du rail 1 comporte sur sa face supérieure, une cavité longitudinale 11 de section particulière (figure 2). Selon un mode de réalisation donné à titre d'exemple, la cavité longitudinale 11 comporte un fond 12 parallèle à la face inférieure de l'aile supérieure 8 du rail 1 , une face avant 13 parallèle au fond 5 de la partie avant 3 du rail 1, une face supérieure 14 perpendiculaire à la face avant 13, en arrière du fond 12 une première paroi oblique 15 et une deuxième paroi oblique 16 plus proche de la verticale que la première paroi oblique 15. La deuxième paroi oblique 16 rejoint la face supérieure de l'aile supérieure 8 du rail 1. La face supérieure 14 de la cavité longitudinale 11 est moins large que le fond 12. La face supérieure 14 de la cavité 11 et la face supérieure de l'aile supérieure 8 du rail 1 définissent entre elles une bande longitudinale 17 qui obture partiellement la cavité longitudinale 11 , et dont le bord libre 18 sert de ligne d'accrochage au capot 19 de protection des étiquettes électroniques. Le capot 19 de protection des étiquettes électroniques (figures 3 et 4) se compose d'une tête 20 de couplage à l'aile supérieure 8 du rail 1 et d'un écran 21 plat destiné à être placé devant les étiquettes électroniques. L'écran 21 est de grande longueur et de hauteur sensiblement égale à la hauteur des étiquettes électroniques. The electronic tag 30 is in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped, its rear face is against the bottom 5 of the rail 1, and its upper and lower faces are applied against the upper and lower wings 8 and 6 of the rail, respectively. The front face 29 of the electronic tag 30 is parallel to the bottom 5 of the rail 1 and a little forward of the groove 9, but set back from the extreme edge 10 of the upper flange 8 of the rail 1. To ensure the protection of electronic tags, the invention provides for the provision of a cover 19 which can be coupled to the upper wing 8 of the rail 1, and which comprises a transparent screen disposed in front of the electronic tag 30. To ensure that the cover 19 is hooked to the rail 1, the upper flange 8 of the rail 1 has on its upper face, a longitudinal cavity 11 of particular section (Figure 2). According to an embodiment given by way of example, the longitudinal cavity 11 has a bottom 12 parallel to the lower face of the upper flange 8 of the rail 1, a front face 13 parallel to the bottom 5 of the front portion 3 of the rail 1, an upper face 14 perpendicular to the front face 13, behind the bottom 12 a first oblique wall 15 and a second oblique wall 16 closer to the vertical that the first oblique wall 15. The second oblique wall 16 joins the upper face of the upper flange 8 of the rail 1. The upper face 14 of the longitudinal cavity 11 is narrower than the bottom 12. The upper face 14 of the cavity 11 and the upper face of the upper flange 8 of the rail 1 define between them a longitudinal band 17 which partially closes the longitudinal cavity 11, and whose free edge 18 serves as a line of attachment to the cover 19 for protecting the electronic tags. The cover 19 for protecting the electronic tags (FIGS. 3 and 4) consists of a coupling head 20 at the upper wing 8 of the rail 1 and a flat screen 21 intended to be placed in front of the electronic tags. The screen 21 is of great length and height substantially equal to the height of the electronic tags.
La tête 20 de couplage à l'aile supérieure 8 du rail 1 est conformée pour s'accrocher à l'aile supérieure 8 du rail 1 de sorte que l'écran 21 soit en position parallèle au fond 5 du rail 1 et devant l'étiquette électronique 30. Dans cette position, dite basse (figure 5), de l'écran 21, la tête 20 se compose, en partant de l'écran 21 supposé vertical, d'une paroi 22, oblique vers l'extérieur, remontant sous l'aile supérieure 8 du rail 1, d'un front 23, oblique vers l'intérieur, en appui sur le bord extrême 10 de l'aile supérieure 8 du rail 1, d'un dessus 24, sensiblement horizontal, s'appliquant sur la face supérieure de l'aile supérieure 8 du rail 1, et, sur son bord libre opposé à l'écran 21, d'un retour 25 logé dans la cavité longitudinale 11 de l'aile supérieure 8 du rail 1. L'angle entre le dessus 24 et l'écran 21 est de l'ordre de 90°. L'angle entre le dessus 24 et le retour 25 est de l'ordre de 60°. L'ensemble de la tête 20 et de l'écran 21 est réalisé de préférence en matière plastique, notamment en PET, d'une épaisseur de l'ordre de 450 μιη, ce qui lui donne une certaine capacité de déformation élastique. The coupling head 20 to the upper flange 8 of the rail 1 is shaped to engage the upper flange 8 of the rail 1 so that the screen 21 is in a position parallel to the bottom 5 of the rail 1 and in front of the electronic label 30. In this position, said low (Figure 5), the screen 21, the head 20 is composed, starting from the screen 21 assumed vertical, a wall 22, oblique outwards, upward under the upper flange 8 of the rail 1, a front 23, oblique inwardly, bearing on the extreme edge 10 of the upper flange 8 of the rail 1, a top 24, substantially horizontal, s' applying on the upper face of the upper flange 8 of the rail 1, and on its free edge opposite the screen 21, a return 25 housed in the longitudinal cavity 11 of the upper flange 8 of the rail 1. L The angle between the top 24 and the screen 21 is of the order of 90 °. The angle between the top 24 and the return 25 is of the order of 60 °. The assembly of the head 20 and the screen 21 is preferably made of plastic material, in particular PET, with a thickness of the order of 450 μιη, which gives it a certain capacity for elastic deformation.
Dans le mode de réalisation de la figure 3, l'écran 21 est simple. Dans le mode de réalisation de la figure 4, l'écran 21 est double, sa partie inférieure 26 étant repliée à l'extérieur contre la partie supérieure de façon à constituer une pochette apte à recevoir une feuille, de papier par exemple, portant des informations à destination de la clientèle. Dans les deux modes de réalisation, la tête 20 de couplage à l'aile supérieure 8 du rail 1 est identique. Les dimensions de la tête 20 de couplage sont telles que, lorsque l'écran 21 est en position basse (figure 5), la tête 20 est appliquée, par déformation élastique, contre l'aile supérieure 8 du rail 1. Le retour 25 logé dans la cavité 11 assure la retenue de la tête 20, et la paroi 22 et le front 23 assurent son maintien en position. In the embodiment of Figure 3, the screen 21 is simple. In the embodiment of FIG. 4, the screen 21 is double, its lower part 26 being folded on the outside against the upper part so as to constitute a pocket adapted to receive a sheet, for example paper, carrying information to the customer. In both embodiments, the wing coupling head 20 upper 8 of the rail 1 is identical. The dimensions of the coupling head 20 are such that, when the screen 21 is in the lower position (FIG. 5), the head 20 is applied, by elastic deformation, against the upper flange 8 of the rail 1. The return 25 housed in the cavity 11 ensures the retention of the head 20, and the wall 22 and the front 23 ensure its retention in position.
Une caractéristique du capot de protection 19 est qu'il a une deuxième position stable, représentée figure 6, dans laquelle l'écran 21 est en position haute. Cette position est obtenue en provoquant une rotation du capot par rapport à la cavité 11 , avec traction sur le bord inférieur de l'écran 21 et déformation élastique de la tête 20 pour faire franchir le bord extrême 10 à la paroi 22. Le dessus 24 de la tête 20 est alors en appui sur les première 15 et deuxième 16 parois obliques et le bord libre du retour 25 est de préférence dans l'angle de la face avant 13 et de la face supérieure 14 de la cavité 11, en appui sur la face avant 13. Cette position relevée du capot 19, correspondant à la position haute de l'écran 21, assure un accès direct aux étiquettes électroniques en vue de leur déplacement ou de leur remplacement. A characteristic of the protective cover 19 is that it has a second stable position, shown in FIG. 6, in which the screen 21 is in the high position. This position is obtained by causing a rotation of the cover relative to the cavity 11, with traction on the lower edge of the screen 21 and elastic deformation of the head 20 to cross the extreme edge 10 to the wall 22. The top 24 of the head 20 is then resting on the first 15 and second 16 oblique walls and the free edge of the return 25 is preferably in the angle of the front face 13 and the upper face 14 of the cavity 11, resting on the front face 13. This raised position of the cover 19, corresponding to the upper position of the screen 21, provides direct access to electronic tags for their movement or replacement.
Sur la figure 7 est représentée la position d'insertion du capot 19. Le capot 19 ayant une longueur de l'ordre du mètre, est mis en place sur le rail 1 par insertion du retour 25 dans la cavité 11 en bout de rail et glissement longitudinal. Au cours de ce glissement, l'écran 21 glisse avantageusement sur l'extrémité de l'aile supérieure 8 du rail 1. Une fois le capot 19 à l'emplacement prévu sur le rail, il est basculé en position basse stable, grâce à la déformation élastique de la tête 20. En cas d'intervention sur les étiquettes électroniques, le capot est basculé en position haute de l'écran 21 (figure 6). En dehors de ces interventions, l'écran 21 est en position basse (figure 5). Dans cette position basse, l'écran joue parfaitement son rôle de protection du rail et des étiquettes électroniques contre les salissures. En cas de salissure, le nettoyage de l'écran sur toute sa longueur en une seule passe est beaucoup plus facile et efficace que le nettoyage du rail et de chacune des étiquettes électroniques. FIG. 7 shows the insertion position of the cover 19. The cover 19 having a length of the order of one meter is placed on the rail 1 by inserting the return 25 into the cavity 11 at the end of the rail and longitudinal slip. During this sliding, the screen 21 slides advantageously on the end of the upper flange 8 of the rail 1. Once the cover 19 at the location provided on the rail, it is tilted to the low position stable, thanks to the elastic deformation of the head 20. In case of intervention on electronic tags, the cover is tilted to the upper position of the screen 21 (Figure 6). Apart from these interventions, the screen 21 is in the low position (FIG. 5). In this low position, the screen plays its role of protecting the rail and the electronic labels against dirt. In case of soiling, cleaning the entire length of the screen in one pass is much easier and more effective than cleaning the rail and each electronic label.

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1- Rail (1) de support d'étiquettes électroniques à capot de protection, comprenant une partie arrière (2) apte à être fixée à une étagère, une partie avant (3) apte à recevoir au moins une étiquette électronique (30) et constituée d'un fond (5), d'une aile inférieure (6) et d'une aile supérieure (8), l'étiquette électronique (30) étant logée contre le fond (5), entre les ailes inférieure (6) et supérieure (8) et présentant une face avant (29) parallèle au fond (5), le capot de protection (19) comportant un écran (21) apte à être placé devant l'étiquette électronique (30), caractérisé en ce que : 1-rail (1) of electronic label holder with protective cover, comprising a rear portion (2) adapted to be fixed to a shelf, a front portion (3) adapted to receive at least one electronic tag (30) and consisting of a bottom (5), a lower wing (6) and an upper wing (8), the electronic tag (30) being housed against the bottom (5), between the lower wings (6) and upper (8) and having a front face (29) parallel to the bottom (5), the protective cover (19) having a screen (21) adapted to be placed in front of the electronic tag (30), characterized in that :
- le rail (1) présente, sur la face supérieure de son aile supérieure (8), une cavité longitudinale (11) apte à assurer l'accrochage du capot de protection (19) au rail (1), - the rail (1) has, on the upper face of its upper flange (8), a longitudinal cavity (11) adapted to ensure the attachment of the protective cover (19) to the rail (1),
- le capot de protection (19) comporte une tête (20) solidaire de l'écran (21), conformée pour s'accrocher à l'aile supérieure (8) du rail (1), et présentant sur son bord libre un retour (25) apte à être logé dans ladite cavité longitudinale (11), et - The protective cover (19) comprises a head (20) integral with the screen (21), shaped to hook to the upper flange (8) of the rail (1), and having on its free edge a return (25) adapted to be housed in said longitudinal cavity (11), and
- la tête (20) du capot de protection (19) et la cavité longitudinale (11) coopèrent pour maintenir le capot de protection (19) dans deux positions stables, l'une basse avec l'écran (21) devant l'étiquette, l'autre haute, avec accès libre à l'étiquette. 2- Rail selon la revendication 1 caractérisé en ce que la cavité longitudinale (11) est partiellement obturée par une bande longitudinale (17) dont le bord libre (18) sert de ligne d'accrochage au retour (25) du capot de protection (19) en position basse. - The head (20) of the protective cover (19) and the longitudinal cavity (11) cooperate to maintain the protective cover (19) in two stable positions, one low with the screen (21) in front of the label , the other high, with free access to the label. 2- rail according to claim 1 characterized in that the longitudinal cavity (11) is partially closed by a longitudinal strip (17) whose free edge (18) serves as a hooking line to the return (25) of the protective cover ( 19) in the low position.
3- Rail selon la revendication 2 caractérisé en ce que la cavité longitudinale (11) présente un fond (12) et en arrière du fond (12), une première paroi oblique (15) et une deuxième paroi oblique (16) plus proche de la verticale que la première paroi oblique (15), et en ce que, en position haute du capot de protection ((19), le dessus (24) de la tête (20) est en appui sur les parois obliques (15, 16) de la cavité (1 1) et le bord libre du retour (25) est en appui sur la face avant (13) de la cavité (11). 3- rail according to claim 2 characterized in that the longitudinal cavity (11) has a bottom (12) and behind the bottom (12), a first oblique wall (15) and a second oblique wall (16) closer to vertical as the first oblique wall (15), and in that, in the upper position of the protective cover (19), the top (24) of the head (20) bears against the oblique walls (15, 16). ) of the cavity (1 1) and the free edge of the return (25) bears on the front face (13) of the cavity (11).
4- Rail selon la revendication 1 caractérisé en ce que le capot de protection (19) comporte un écran (21) transparent simple. 5- Rail selon la revendication 1 caractérisé en ce que le capot de protection (19) comporte un écran (21) transparent double, sa partie inférieure (26) étant repliée à l'extérieur contre la partie supérieure de façon à constituer une pochette. 4- Rail according to claim 1 characterized in that the protective cover (19) comprises a simple transparent screen (21). 5- rail according to claim 1 characterized in that the protective cover (19) comprises a screen (21) transparent double, its lower part (26) being folded out against the upper part so as to constitute a pocket.
6- Rail selon la revendication 1 caractérisé en ce que le capot de protection (19) est mis en place par insertion du retour (25) dans la cavité (11) en bout de rail et glissement longitudinal. 6- Rail according to claim 1 characterized in that the protective cover (19) is implemented by insertion of the return (25) in the cavity (11) at the end of rail and longitudinal sliding.
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