WO2016116663A1 - Étiquette de prix électronique, et unité pile pour une étiquette de prix électronique - Google Patents

Étiquette de prix électronique, et unité pile pour une étiquette de prix électronique Download PDF

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WO2016116663A1
WO2016116663A1 PCT/FI2016/050005 FI2016050005W WO2016116663A1 WO 2016116663 A1 WO2016116663 A1 WO 2016116663A1 FI 2016050005 W FI2016050005 W FI 2016050005W WO 2016116663 A1 WO2016116663 A1 WO 2016116663A1
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price label
electronic price
battery
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fastening means
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Göran Sundholm
Jenni VIRNES
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Mariella Labels Oy
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Priority to CN201680005465.3A priority Critical patent/CN107210009A/zh
Priority to US15/542,575 priority patent/US10459682B2/en
Priority to EP16739829.6A priority patent/EP3248183A4/fr
Priority to CA2973646A priority patent/CA2973646A1/fr
Priority to JP2017536806A priority patent/JP2018512603A/ja
Priority to KR1020177023176A priority patent/KR20170113583A/ko
Priority to AU2016210099A priority patent/AU2016210099A1/en
Priority to RU2017124857A priority patent/RU2698841C2/ru
Publication of WO2016116663A1 publication Critical patent/WO2016116663A1/fr

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  • the invention relates to electronic price label systems.
  • the invention relates more particularly to an electronic price label and to a fastening arrangement for the replaceable battery unit of it.
  • the fastening arrangement for the replaceable battery unit according to the invention can be used e.g . in various electronic labels that are provided with an electronic display.
  • These types of displays comprise e.g. electronic displays for showing the price information of products and other product information in retail stores and warehouses.
  • the aim of the invention is to reduce the aforementioned problems and to simultaneously enable an inexpensive and reliable electronic price label and fastening arrangement for a separate external battery unit of an electronic price label.
  • an electronic price label comprises a separate and external battery unit, which comprises a battery.
  • the arrangement further comprises a fastening means, which is adapted to detachably fasten the battery unit to the frame part of the electronic price label.
  • the electronic price label according to the invention is characterized by what is stated in claim 1.
  • the battery unit for an electronic price label according to the invention is characterized by what is stated in claim 27.
  • the embodiments of the battery unit for an electronic price label according to the invention are characterized by what is stated in claim 28 - 29.
  • the solution according to the invention has a number of important advantages when it is compared to solutions known in the art.
  • the battery of a price label according to the invention can be replaced and thus the price label does not need to be replaced with a new price label e.g. always when the battery empties or fails. This saves costs as well as the natural environment.
  • the advantage of the present invention is that because the battery is installed onto and fastened to the exterior of the frame part, the frame part can be designed and formed without restrictions imposed by the battery.
  • the solution of the invention it is possible to form e.g. a lightweight electronic price label that is structurally thin, because the battery is not situated inside the frame part as it is in solutions known in the art.
  • the electronic price label comprises a first electrical connector part and a second electrical connector part that are fitted into connection with the frame part and a battery unit is adapted to be fastened to the frame part of the electronic price label in such a way that the connection poles of the battery of the battery unit are in electrical contact with the first electrical connector part and the second electrical connector part.
  • the transfer of energy and current from the battery to the electronic price label, and to the electrical parts of it, can be performed wirelessly.
  • the battery unit further comprises a protective casing of the battery and/or an intermediate part, which can be fastened between the battery and the frame part of the electronic price label.
  • the electronic price label comprises a fastening means and/or a lock part for fastening the electronic price label to a product.
  • the fastening means can be e.g. a stud or spike and the lock part can be e.g. a magnetic lock.
  • the fastening means for fastening the battery unit to the electronic price label is a separate fastening means such as e.g . a screw.
  • the fastening means for fastening the battery unit to the electronic price label is arranged in the structure of the battery unit or in connection with it, e.g. in the structure of the protective casing or in connection with it and/or in the structure of the intermediate part or in connection with it.
  • the fastening means is formed from both the fastening means described in the preceding.
  • the fastening means and/or the lock part of an electronic price label to be fastened to a product is arranged to function as a fastening means fastening the battery unit to the electronic price label.
  • the electronic price label further comprises a second fastening means, which is arranged to fasten the protective casing of the battery to the intermediate part.
  • Fig. 1A presents the structure of an electronic price label according to one embodiment of the invention as seen obliquely from the front
  • Fig. IB presents the structure of an electronic price label according to one embodiment of the invention as seen obliquely from the rear
  • Fig. 1C presents an explosion drawing of the structure of an electronic price label according to one embodiment of the invention as seen obliquely from the front,
  • Fig. ID presents an explosion drawing of the structure of an electronic price label according to one embodiment of the invention as seen obliquely from the rear, presents an explosion drawing of the structure of an electronic price label according to one embodiment of the invention as seen obliquely from the front, presents an explosion drawing of the structure of an electronic price label according to one embodiment of the invention as seen obliquely from the rear, presents an explosion drawing of the structure of an electronic price label according to one embodiment of the invention as seen from the side, presents the structure of an electronic price label according to one embodiment of the invention as a cross-section, presents a structure of an electronic price label according to one embodiment of the invention as seen from the front side of the electronic price label, presents a magnified view of the structure of an electronic price label according to one embodiment of the invention as a cross-section, presents a magnified view of the structure of an electronic price label according to one embodiment of the invention as a cross-section, presents a magnified view of the structure of an electronic price label according to one embodiment of the invention as a cross-section, presents
  • Fig. 2A presents the battery part of an electronic
  • FIG. 4A-C present the fastening of a price label according to one embodiment of the invention to a product
  • Fig. 5A presents an explosion drawing of the structure of an electronic price label according to one embodiment of the invention as seen obliquely from the front, wherein a remotely readable identifier is integrated into the electronic price label.
  • Fig. 5B presents an explosion drawing of the structure of an electronic price label according to one embodiment of the invention as seen obliquely from the rear, wherein a remotely readable identifier is integrated into the electronic price label.
  • Fig. 5C presents a magnified view of the structure of an electronic price label according to one embodiment of the invention as a cross-section, wherein a remotely readable identifier is integrated into the electronic price label.
  • Fig. 5D presents an explosion drawing of the structure of an electronic price label according to one embodiment of the invention as a cross-section, wherein a remotely readable identifier is integrated into the electronic price label.
  • Fig. 6A presents the structure of an electronic price label according to one embodiment of the invention as a cross-section
  • Fig. 6B presents the structure of an electronic price label according to one embodiment of the invention as seen from the front side of the electronic price label
  • Fig. 6C presents a magnified view of the structure of an electronic price label according to one embodiment of the invention as a cross-section
  • Fig. 6D presents a magnified view of the structure of an electronic price label according to one embodiment of the invention as a cross-section.
  • Figs. 1A - IK present a diagrammatic and simplified view of an electronic price label 100 according to the invention and of the battery fastening arrangement to be connected to it.
  • Fig. 1A presents an electronic price label as viewed obliquely from the front
  • Fig. IB an electronic price label as viewed obliquely from behind.
  • An electronic price label 100 typically comprises a laminate display 102, which is arranged to display the price information and/or product information of a product. Also other information relating to a product, such as e.g. the name of the product, can be presented on the front surface of an electronic price label.
  • the frame part 108 of an electronic label can, in terms of its material and structure, be hard or, alternatively, elastic and flexible.
  • the electronics of an electronic price label can be disposed inside the frame part 108 or in connection with it.
  • the display 102 of an electronic price label is provided with display segments or pixels.
  • An electronic price label 100 resembles a price label of paper, on which the required prices of products and other necessary symbols are formed by changing the colors of the segments or pixels of an essentially dichromatic display 102. In one embodiment of the invention the display can be multicolored.
  • One layer of the display 102 is e.g. an active ink layer.
  • the ink layer contains a number of microcapsules, which are filled with a liquid and which contain e.g . essentially black particles, which have a positive surface charge and the location of which is controlled with an electrical field in such a way that in the desired display segments the black particles are on, wherein the aforementioned display segment appears black when it is viewed from above, and in the other display segments the white particles are on, wherein these display segments appear white when viewed from above.
  • the background of the display 102 is formed from the same microcapsules, wherein e.g. price information can be displayed as dark numbers against a light background or, if so desired, vice versa.
  • This type of display which is used, can be an electrophoretic microcapsule display laminate described e.g. in Finnish patent application FI 20050192.
  • Figs. 1A - IK also present a battery unit according to one embodiment of the invention, which battery unit comprises a protective casing 104 of the battery, the casing forming a recess for the battery 116.
  • the protective casing 104 is adapted to be detachably fastened onto the outer surface of the electronic price label in such a way that a battery 106 that can be placed in the recess formed by the protective casing remains in connection with the electronic price label, and the connection poles of the battery are in continuous electrical contact with the electrical connector parts 124, 126 of the electronic price label.
  • the electrical connector parts fitted into connection with an electronic price label and/or the means for conducting current 120, 122 fitted into connection with them are arranged in such a way that they conduct current from the connection poles of a replaceable battery to the circuit board and/or display of the electronic price label.
  • the surface of the electronic price label is essentially planar and the protective casing of the battery is adapted to be fastened onto the essentially planar surface of the price label.
  • the protective casing 104 of the battery has been fastened to the electronic price label with first screws 114.
  • the first fastening means used for fastening the protective casing of the battery can also be other fastening means.
  • the fastening means for fastening the protective casing to the electronic price label is a separate fastening means.
  • the fastening means for fastening the protective casing to the electronic price label is arranged in the structure of the protective casing or in connection with it.
  • the fastening means can be e.g. a protrusion on the protective casing and/or a tongue on the protrusion, in which case in the electronic price label there can be a hole for the protrusion, and the protective casing can be snapped into position attached to the electronic price label.
  • a fastening means, such as screws, can be disposed in such a way that they are not visible and that they cannot be detached when the price label is fastened to a product.
  • the electronic price label can also have a fastening means 110 and/or a lock part 112 for fastening the electronic price label to a product.
  • the frame part 108 of the electronic price label can have an aperture, through which the fastening means can be fitted.
  • the fastening means 110 can be e.g. a stud or spike and the lock part 112 can be e.g. a magnetic lock.
  • the fastening means and/or the lock part is/are arranged to function as a fastening means fastening the protective casing to the electronic price label.
  • the fastening means is disposed in the solution of the invention in such a way that it cannot be detached without removing the battery unit.
  • the arrangement can also comprise an intermediate part 106.
  • the intermediate part 106 is arranged at least partly between the protective casing 104 of the battery and the frame part 108 of the electronic price label and/or the battery.
  • the intermediate part 106 can also be fitted into connection with the fastening means 110.
  • the fastening means for fastening the protective casing to the electronic price label is arranged in the structure of the intermediate part 106 or in connection with it.
  • the protective casing 104 of the battery is fastened to the intermediate part with second screws 130.
  • the second fastening means used for fastening the protective casing of the battery to the intermediate part can also be other fastening means.
  • the fastening means for fastening the protective casing to the intermediate part is a separate fastening means.
  • a fastening means for fastening the protective casing to the intermediate part is arranged in the structure of the protective casing or in connection with it and/or in the structure of the intermediate part or in connection with it.
  • the fastening means can be e.g.
  • a protrusion on the protective casing and/or on the intermediate part and/or a tongue on the protrusion in which case in the intermediate part and/or in the protective casing there can be a hole for the protrusion, and the protective casing can be snapped into position attached to the intermediate part.
  • the structure of the intermediate part is presented in more detail in Figs. IE and IF.
  • the figures in question present an explosion drawing of the structure of a solution according one embodiment of the arrangement according to the invention.
  • the protective casing 104 of the battery forms a recess for a replaceable battery 116 in such a way that a space open on one side is formed inside the protective casing 104, the space essentially surrounding a replaceable battery 116 being installed in the recess when the battery 116 is installed into position.
  • the protective casing 104 can further comprise means for conducting current from at least one connection pole of the battery 116 to an electrical connector part of the electronic price label or a space for means for conducting current.
  • the intermediate part 106 can comprise means for conducting current from at least one connection pole of the battery 116 to an electrical connector part of the electronic price label.
  • the means for conducting current 120, 122 from a connection pole or connection poles of the battery 116 to a first electrical connector part and/or to a second electrical connector part of the electronic price label are arranged in connection with the battery and in this case separate means for conducting current are not necessarily needed in the protective casing 104 and/or in the intermediate part 106.
  • the means for conducting current 220, 222 can be fixed to the battery e.g. by welding.
  • the means for conducting current can be at least partly spring-type, e.g.
  • a continuous and reliable electrical contact can be formed from the connection poles of the battery 116 to the first electrical connector part 124 and/or to the second electrical connector part 126 of the electronic price label.
  • Figs. 1J and IK present how in this embodiment the one battery 116 is electrically connected from its connection poles to the first electrical connector 124 of the electronic price label by the aid of first means for conducting current 122 that are in connection with the battery, and the other battery 116 is electrically connected from its connection poles to the second electrical connector 126 of the electronic price label by the aid of second means for conducting current 120 that are in connection with the battery.
  • the figures 1J and IK in question present the structure of the arrangement and of the electronic price label as a cross-section at the points corresponding to the electrical connector parts 124, 126, of which the cross-section in Fig. 1J is made at the point of the second connector part 126 and in Fig . IK at the point of the first electrically conductive connector part 124.
  • the electrical connector parts 124, 126 presented in Figs. 1C, IE, II, 1J and IK connect the connection poles of the battery to the electrical parts of the electronic price label, such as to the circuit board and/or to the display.
  • Figs. II, 1J and IK present by way of example how the electrical connector parts 124, 126 can be situated inside the structure of the frame part of the price label.
  • FIGs. 2A - 2E present a replaceable battery part according to one embodiment of the invention, the part comprising a battery 216, first means for conducting current 220 and second means for conducting current 222.
  • the means for conducting current 220, 222 can be rigidly fixed to the battery 216.
  • the entity formed by the battery 216 and the means for conducting current 220, 222 is easy to replace in an electronic price label and a reliable electrical contact forms between the battery 216 and the means for conducting current 220, 222.
  • the means for conducting current 220, 222 are arranged in such a way that when the battery is installed into position in the electronic price label, the means for conducting current form an electrical connection between the connection poles of the battery 216 and the electrical connector parts of the electronic price label.
  • the means for conducting current 220, 222 presented in Figs. 2A - 2B are similar to those in the embodiment presented in Figs. 1A - IK. That being the case, they can also be at least partly spring-type, e.g. springs or a type of pogo pin, or they can form a spring means.
  • Figs. 3A - 3D present a battery unit 300 according to one embodiment of the invention, by means of which an electronic price label can be fastened to a product and by means of which the battery can be electrically connected to the price label.
  • a battery unit 300 is formed from a battery 316, on the one side of which is disposed a protective casing for the battery and on the other side of which an intermediate part 306 and a fastening means 310 fitted into connection with the intermediate part.
  • An electrical contact from the connection poles of the battery to the electronic price label is formed with the means for conducting current 320, 322, which means can be in connection with the battery 316.
  • the aforementioned parts are similar in the solution of this embodiment to those in the embodiment presented in Figs. 1A - IK.
  • the battery unit does not comprise a fastening means.
  • the intermediate part 306 and/or the protective casing 304 of the battery can be fastened with first fastening means to the electronic price label and with second fastening means to the protective casing of the battery.
  • the intermediate part 306 is fastened with two screws 330 to the protective casing of the battery, in which case the battery 316, intermediate part 306 and protective casing 304 of the battery form an entity.
  • the entity formed by the battery 316, intermediate part 306 and the protective casing 304 of the battery can be further fastened with screws, e.g. with two first screws, to the electronic price label.
  • the intermediate part 306 is a recess for the fastening means 310 and when the fastening means 310 is placed in the recess and after this pushed through the aperture of the electronic price label, the fastening means remains attached to, and in position in, the electronic price label and the fastening arrangement between the intermediate part 306 and the electronic price label when the entity formed by the battery, the intermediate part and the protective casing of the battery is fastened into the electronic price label. Since the intermediate part and the protective casing of the battery are fastened to each other, the entity formed by the battery, intermediate part and protective casing of the battery is easy to replace in an electronic price label e.g . when the battery is exhausted. Owing to the structure, a user does not lose the parts of the fastening arrangement of the battery.
  • the battery unit 300 presented in Figs. 3A - 3D can be delivered to the bodies using the electronic price labels or to retail stores as prefabricated units, in which case replacement of the battery of the price labels is easy and rapid.
  • the battery unit can be fixed to the price label e.g . in such a way that the fastening means is pushed through the electronic price label, or through an aperture in the electronic price label, and at the same time the fastening means is pushed into a locking part, by means of which the battery unit is tightly fastened to the electronic price label.
  • a magnetic lock is used as a locking part, the fastening can be opened with a magnetic lock opener, such as are used e.g. at checkout counters for removing theft alarms.
  • Other types of fastening means, such as using screws, for fastening the battery unit to the price label are also possible.
  • Figs. 4A - 4C present how an electronic price label 400 according to the invention, the label having a battery unit comprising a protective cover 404, can be fastened to a product 430, 432, 434 by means of a fastening means 410 and a locking part 412.
  • the fastening means 410 is pushed through the product 430, 432, 434 or through an aperture in the product 430, 432, 434 and a locking part 412 is fastened to the second end of the fastening means 410, the locking part opening only with an opener intended for it.
  • an electronic price label remains reliably attached to a product but can easily be removed from the product with appropriate proper openers, e.g . at the checkout counter.
  • the electronic price label and/or the locking part comprises a component of a theft alarm system, the component can be removed at the checkout counter.
  • the product 430, 432, 434 can be e.g. an article of clothing.
  • the embodiment presented in Figs. 5A - 5D is otherwise similar to the embodiments presented in the previous figures but the embodiment of the fastening arrangement of the electronic price label presented in Figs. 5A - 5D also comprises a remotely readable identifier 540, such as e.g. an RFID identifier.
  • An insulation part 542 can also be in connection with the remotely readable identifier 540.
  • the insulation part 542 can be planar and it can be disposed between the battery 516 and the remotely readable identifier 540, in which case the insulation part 542 insulates the remotely readable identifier 540 from the battery 516.
  • the insulation part 542 can be of e.g. plastic material.
  • the remotely readable identifier 540 is arranged in connection with the protective casing 504 of the battery and on the base of it in such a way that both the remotely readable identifier 540 and the battery 516 can be fitted inside the protective casing.
  • the fastening arrangement can comprise an intermediate part 506 and a fastening means 510 and also a locking part 512.
  • the means for conducting current 520, of the embodiment presented in Figs. 5A - 5D, from a connection pole of a replaceable battery to the electronic price label are arranged in connection with the protective casing and the intermediate part but, in the case of a price label comprising a remotely readable identifier, similar means as in the other embodiments can also be used for conducting current from the connection poles of a battery to the electronic price label.
  • a remotely readable identifier such as an RFID identifier
  • enables additional functionalities for the electronic price label such as e.g. anti- theft functionality.
  • the remotely readable identifier is in the top part of the electronic price label
  • the antenna of the electronic price label system can be arranged in the bottom part of the price label, and in this case the remotely readable identifier interferes with the antenna of the electronic price label system as little as possible because the antenna and the remotely readable identifier are the farthest distance apart from each other as possible.
  • the fastening means 610 of the embodiment of the fastening arrangement of the electronic price label presented in Figs. 6A - 6D can be bent downwards, in which case during delivery and storage the electronic price label, which comprises a protective casing 604 of the battery, a battery 616, an intermediate part 606 and a battery unit comprising a fastening means 610, is compact in its dimensions when the fastening means 610 has been bent downwards against the frame part 608 of the electronic price label.
  • Fig. 6D presents how the fastening means 610 can be turned to be perpendicular relative to the frame part 604 of the electronic price label when it is desired to fasten the electronic price label to a product, and in this case a locking part 612 can be installed onto the end of the fastening means 610, by means of which the electronic price label can be locked to a product.
  • the fastening means 610, the frame part 608 of the electronic price label, the battery unit and/or the intermediate part 606 of the battery unit of the embodiment presented in Figs. 6A - 6D are arranged in such a way that the fastening means 610 remains attached to the electronic price label but can at the same time be turned from a first position in connection with the frame part 608 into a second position at a right angle to the frame part 608 and, if so desired, back into the first position in connection with the frame part 608.
  • This can be implemented e.g .
  • the end of the fastening means 610 which is in connection with the electronic price label and the battery unit, is shaped to be semicircular and apertures and/or a space for the fastening means 610 are arranged in suitable locations in the frame part 608 of the electronic price label, in the battery unit and/or in the intermediate part 606.
  • the apertures and/or space can be arranged in such a way that the semicircular end of the fastening means 610 fits to turn between its extreme positions.
  • the fastening means 610, apertures and/or space are arranged in such a way that the fastening means 610 locks into position when it is in a perpendicular attitude relative to the frame part 608 of the electronic price label.
  • another replaceable voltage source such as an accumulator
  • another replaceable voltage source such as an accumulator
  • the transfer of energy and current from the battery to the electronic price label, and to the electrical parts of it, can be performed wirelessly. This can be effected e.g. on the principle of inductive charging, wherein the induction of an electromagnet enables the transmission of energy over short distances via an inductive coupling .
  • in connection with the battery is a primary loop or a primary winding
  • in connection with the electronic price label and/or with the electrical connector parts of the electronic price label is a secondary loop or secondary winding.
  • the electronic price label comprises a memory, which is adapted to retain information when the current is disconnected.
  • the memory can be e.g . EEPROM (Electronically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory) memory.
  • EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
  • the frame part, front surface and/or rear surface of the electronic price label is essentially flexible. In one embodiment of the invention the frame part, front surface and/or rear surface of the price label is essentially hard and inflexible.
  • the protective casing is at least partly translucent and in connection with the battery and inside the protective casing is arranged e.g. a solar cell, by means of which the battery can be charged when sunlight or other light falls upon it.
  • the protective casing of the battery does not need to be transparent but instead the solar cell is fitted to the outer surface of the protective casing and connected with conductors to the battery and/or to its charging arrangement.

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L'invention concerne une unité pile pour une étiquette de prix électronique, et une étiquette de prix électronique. L'invention comprend une unité pile remplaçable, externe, séparée (300) comprenant une pile (116, 216, 316, 516), et un moyen de fixation adapté pour fixer de manière détachable l'unité pile (300) à la partie de cadre de l'étiquette de prix électronique (100, 400).
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