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Display system for hydrothermal sanitary components and associated method

The present disclosure relates to a display system (1, 1′) for hydrothermal sanitary components (10a-10d), comprising:at least a first device or module (1), comprising an exhibition panel (2) configured to lay, in use, at least partially on a plane substantially inclined with respect to a horizontal plane and destined and configured to support a plurality of hydrothermal sanitary components (10a-10d); andat least a retainer (2f, 4, 10p, 11) configured to realize a removable connection between the exhibition panel (2) and the hydrothermal sanitary components (10a-10d), the retainer (2f, 4, 10p, 11) being further destined and configured to allow a user to arrange, and repeatedly re-arrange multiple times, the hydrothermal sanitary components (10a-10d) on the exhibition panel (2) according to a plurality of user-defined and re-definable patterns or spatial configurations, simulating a real installation of said hydrothermal sanitary components (10a-10d) in an operating environment, such as a bathroom or similar.
Owner:GESSI SPA

Shelf with integrated roller securement

A conveyor system includes a conveyor frame having a frame base and a pair of parallel frame sidewalls. Each sidewall extend from a top side of the base to a distal end defining a plurality of sockets. The sockets include a socket bearing configured to support a corresponding roller shaft and a lip element extending across the opening at the distal end. In some examples, the conveyor frame includes at least one end coupler attached at an end of the conveyor frame. In some configurations, the conveyor frame includes a plurality of frame segments each defining a portion of a length of the conveyor frame.
Owner:FASTENERS FOR RETAIL INC

Systems and methods of defining and identifying product display areas on product display shelves

Methods and systems for managing inventory at a retail facility include an image capture device having a field of view that includes a product display shelf of the retail facility, an electronic database that stores a planogram of product display shelves at the retail facility and a computing device. The computing device obtains an image of a product display shelf, detects the individual packages of each of the different products captured in the image, defines different product display areas for the different products on the product display shelf captured in the image, and generates virtual boundary lines that surround each of the defined product display areas. The computing device also determines an identity of a product contained located in each defined product display area, and associates the virtual boundary lines surrounding each defined product display area with an identifier unique to the product contained in the defined product display area.
Owner:WALMART APOLLO LLC

Merchandise security system

A merchandise display system comprises a tile rail defining a tile track extending along a first direction, and a plurality of tiles slidably engaged with the tile rail and configured to independently translate along the first direction, each tile of the plurality of tiles including a pair of bearing rails engaged with the tile track, and each tile including a tile carriage slidably engaged with the tile rail and a front tile panel extending away transverse to the tile carriage, the front tile panel including an aperture formed therethrough.
Owner:FASTENERS FOR RETAIL INC

Cartridge carriers and dispensing apparatuses for bulk item storage systems

Dispensing apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided. The dispensing apparatus includes a main body configured to receive a bulk product into a main body volume via an open top. The dispensing apparatus further includes a drop valve positioned below and connected to the main body at a pivot point, wherein the drop valve is configured to move about the pivot point between a closed position and an open position. In the closed position, the dispensing apparatus includes a securing force configured to secure the bulk product from exiting the dispensing apparatus. In the open position, the drop valve is configured to provide an opening for the bulk product to exit the dispensing apparatus via gravity. The drop valve is configured to move about the pivot point between the closed position and the open position via a dispensing force applied to the drop valve that is greater than the securing force.
Owner:PURCELL IND INC

Medication tracking system in a pharmacy

A medication filling system includes at least one automatic dispensing device with a plurality of cells that contain a plurality of different types of medications for dispensing into prescription containers. The medication filling system also includes a bulk and prep area that has a plurality of bulk up containers with medications to refill the plurality of cells in the automatic dispensing device. The bulk up containers include wireless tags with data that includes at least the type and quantity of the medications contained in the respective bulk up containers. At least one wireless sensor is positioned at an opening between the bulk and prep area and the at least one automatic dispensing device. The at least one wireless sensor is configured to monitor each time one of the bulk up containers passes through the opening into or out of the bulk and prep area.
Owner:EXPRESS SCRIPTS STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT INC

Cloud management method and equipment of shelf propeller and storage medium

The invention discloses a cloud management method and device for a shelf propeller and a storage medium, and relates to the technical field of intelligent shelf systems, and the method comprises the steps: determining commodity information corresponding to the shelf propeller and pulse number information contained in goods change information according to the goods change information sent by the shelf propeller; according to the pulse number information and the unit distance of the pulse signal corresponding to the pulse number information, the advancing distance of the goods shelf propeller is determined; obtaining the size information of a target commodity corresponding to the commodity information, and obtaining the commodity sales quantity of the target commodity according to the ratio of the size information to the advancing distance; according to the commodity sales quantity, the commodity management information in the database is updated, and the commodity management information is synchronized to the shelf thruster, so that the technical problems that the commodity information updating of the commodity management system is lagged, and conditions encountered in the commodity sales process are difficult to respond in time are solved, and the management efficiency of the shelf thruster is improved.
Owner:GUANGDONG HANMO TECHNOLOGY CO LTD

Buffet tableware distribution device

The utility model provides a self-service tableware distribution device which comprises a housing and at least one set of stock bin mechanism arranged in the housing, the stock bin mechanism comprises a tableware containing bin and a tableware blanking bin, the tableware containing bin is used for stacking and storing tableware, and the tableware blanking bin is sequentially provided with an upper mold, a middle mold and a lower mold. The three parts are respectively provided with channels for controlling the sequential falling of tableware; in the initial state, the middle mold is aligned with the upper mold and staggered with the lower mold, and when a user presses a switch or pulls tableware, channels between the molds are in linkage alignment, and a single piece of tableware is released to a taking position; the tableware head triggers the linkage assembly in the taking process, the middle mold is driven to reset, and preparation of the next piece of tableware is achieved. The device provided by the utility model is reasonable in structure, does not need to be electrically driven, completes tableware distribution by means of mechanical linkage, has the advantages of automatic control, single-support taking, sequential supply, pollution prevention and the like, and is suitable for cafeteria, shared kitchens, enterprise canteens and other scenes.
Owner:DALIAN JIANGYI WOOD IND CO LTD

Cutlery dispensing system and method

An escapement mechanism (150) of a cutlery dispenser causes a cutlery article to fall from a vertical stack onto a slide track (170) that guides it to a dispensing position. A slide channel and head channel of the slide track can laterally confine the cutlery article. A dampening surface can reduce cutlery bouncing and skewing. The escapement mechanism includes at least three pivots and / or a coil return spring. Dispensers can be installed in a base in any desired combination and retained therein by compatible features such as flanges and slots that prevent dispenser tipping. In embodiments, individual dispensers can be horizontally slid part-way out of the base to access side features that would otherwise be obscured by a neighboring dispenser. A cutlery quantity indicator can laterally contact the cutlery stack and can pivot to display a low-cutlery signal when the cutlery stack falls below an indicator height.
Owner:WADDINGTON NORTH AMERICA INC

Paper cup dropping device and paper cup holder

The utility model provides a kind of paper cup falling device and paper cup stand, device includes base, driving part, limiting part and first elastic part;Limiting part is installed on base, driving part is sleeved in base outer, driving part is driven limiting part to act by vertical movement or rotation, driving part is driven reset by first elastic part;Limiting part includes first elastic arm, second elastic arm and lower cup push piece, driving part has three sections of driving stroke, in first section of driving stroke, driving part drives second elastic arm top end inner swing, second support portion moves to the cup rim of the lowermost cup above, in second section of driving stroke, driving part drives first elastic arm top end outer swing, first support portion removes from the cup rim below of the lowermost cup, in third section of driving stroke, driving part drives lower cup push piece to move down, the lowermost cup is pushed out downwards;The device can guarantee to output only one cup each time by the cooperation of driving part and limiting part, greatly improve the use experience of product.
Owner:GUANGDONG ECOCO TECH CO LTD

Intelligent medicine box accurate medicine discharging control method and system based on multi-mode perception

The invention discloses an intelligent medicine box accurate medicine discharging control system and method based on multi-mode perception, and belongs to the technical field of intelligent medical equipment. According to the system, tablet data are collected in real time through a multi-mode sensing module (comprising a high-precision weight sensor, machine vision and an infrared counter), and high-precision tablet dispensing is achieved through a three-stage tablet dispensing mechanism. The control method is fused with an adaptive Kalman filtering algorithm for data correction, has the functions of blockage detection and emergency recovery, and can dynamically adjust operation parameters. Experimental verification shows that the total accuracy rate of 1000 times of medicine discharging tests on five kinds of tablets by the system reaches 99.2% (the accuracy rate of special-shaped tablets is 98.7%), and the blockage occurrence rate is 1t; the emergency recovery success rate is 100%, and the standby power consumption is 1t; the method is suitable for complex medication scenes of old patients, and has the advantages of high precision, self-adaption, high reliability and the like.
Owner:HUAIYIN TEACHERS COLLEGE

Adjustable chute structures

An adjustable chute structure is provided, which includes at least one chute and two cross beams disposed at two ends of the chute. Each end of the chute is connected with a chute plug, which is slidably mounted on the cross beams and is provided with a receiving groove. The receiving groove is provided with a movable switch, and a first mating member and a second mating member coupled with the movable switch. The cross beams are provided with a plurality of first limiting members arranged consecutively in a lengthwise direction, and the chute engages or plug-fits with the first limiting member through the first mating member to be fixed transversely between the cross beams. Each cross beam is provided with a second limiting member, and the chute is interlocked and connected with the second limiting member through the second mating member to be fixed longitudinally to the cross beams.
Owner:GUANGZHOU JINGLIANGYI HARDWARE PRODUCT CO LTD

Pusher tray with front stop having product support projection

The merchandise tray includes a front stop having a product support surface. The product support surface is located between mounting features that attach the front stop to the rest of the retail merchandise tray. The front stop itself is an embodiment as well.
Owner:FASTENERS FOR RETAIL INC

Selectively securable roller track

A merchandise security system for a retail shelf includes a front rail having a base, a front wall, and a rear wall spaced apart from the front wall by a channel. The system also includes a roller track configured to engage the front rail and operable to translate along the front rail. Here, the roller track includes a plurality of rollers and a frame. The plurality of rollers are selectively engaged with the front rail.
Owner:FASTENERS FOR RETAIL INC

Adjustable chute structures

An adjustable chute structure is provided, which includes at least one chute and two cross beams disposed at two ends of the chute. Each end of the chute is connected with a chute plug, which is slidably mounted on the cross beams and is provided with a receiving groove. The receiving groove is provided with a movable switch, and a first mating member and a second mating member coupled with the movable switch. The cross beams are provided with a plurality of first limiting members arranged consecutively in a lengthwise direction, and the chute engages or plug-fits with the first limiting member through the first mating member to be fixed transversely between the cross beams. Each cross beam is provided with a second limiting member, and the chute is interlocked and connected with the second limiting member through the second mating member to be fixed longitudinally to the cross beams.
Owner:GUANGZHOU JINGLIANGYI HARDWARE PRODUCT CO LTD

Display management systems

Sensor-equipped display management systems and methods that may be used to calculate a number of products removed from a display management system based upon motion of one or more mechanisms within the display management system. Additionally, the systems and methods may be used to detect patterns from the sensor data, which may be indicative of attempted theft of products stored within the display management system. Audible and / or visual notifications can be provided when an attempted theft is detected.
Owner:RTC IND INC

Knife dispensing system

An escapement mechanism of a cutlery dispenser causes a cutlery article to fall from a vertical stack onto a slide track that guides it to a dispensing position. A slide channel and head channel of the slide track can laterally confine the cutlery article. A dampening surface can reduce cutlery bouncing and skewing. The escapement mechanism can include at least three pivots and / or a coil return spring. Dispensers can be installed in a base in any desired combination and retained therein by compatible features such as flanges and slots that prevent dispenser tipping. In embodiments, individual dispensers can be horizontally slid part-way out of the base to access side features that would otherwise be obscured by a neighboring dispenser. A cutlery quantity indicator can laterally contact the cutlery stack and can pivot to display a low-cutlery signal when the cutlery stack falls below an indicator height.
Owner:WADDINGTON NORTH AMERICA INC

Product transfer apparatus and method for controlling same

PCT designated stage expiredWO2025135146A1Show cabinetsRacks
According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, provided is a product transfer apparatus 1 that transfers a container of a product which has been placed on an inventory shelf to a display shelf. A control unit 150 of the product transfer apparatus 1 is configured to execute the operations of: acquiring a position of a product T on the basis of a position of a holding part 10 when a sensor 30 detects that a change in a pitch angle has occurred in the holding part 10 when a portion of the holding part 10 was brought into contact with the product T; and correcting a position of the product T recognized on the basis of first image data captured by a first camera 50, on the basis of a difference between the position of the product T recognized on the basis of the first image data and the acquired position of product T.
Owner:TELEXISTENCE INC

Cigarette packing showing stand

The utility model provides a cigarette package showing stand, and belongs to the technical field of commodity display devices. The problem of how to improve the use convenience is solved. The cigarette packaging showing stand comprises a stand body, the stand body is in a long strip shape, a pushing base is connected into the stand body in a sliding mode in the length direction, a counting coil spring is arranged on the outer side wall of one end of the stand body, a plurality of counting marks arranged at intervals are arranged on the counting coil spring in the length direction, and one end of the counting coil spring is connected with the pushing base. According to the cigarette package showing stand, the use convenience can be improved.
Owner:台州市烟草公司黄岩分公司

Anti-sweeping hook with integrated inventory monitoring and / or loss prevention functionality

An anti-sweeping hook includes a display hook, a helical coil, and a rotating handle. The display hook may be substantially straight and has a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The helical coil is disposed about the display hook and extends along a lengthwise portion of the display hook. The helical coil has a first coil end proximate the first end of the display hook. Rotation of the helical coil in a first direction loads the retail merchandise onto the display hook. Rotation of the helical coil in a second direction opposite the first direction removes the retail merchandise from the display hook. The rotating handle is configured to determine a change in an amount of stored inventory based on the amount and direction of rotation of the rotating handle.
Owner:FASTENERS FOR RETAIL INC

Accessory for front stops of vending machine pushers

PendingEP4679405A1StampsRacks
The device is made from a plastic profile with a vertical main branch (5) positioned parallel to the outer face (6) of the pusher's front stop (4), and includes fixing means to the stop. The vertical branch (5) extends downward into an upward bend that defines a narrowed channel (9) into which an advertising / decorative sheet or plate (10) can be elastically inserted. This results in a simple, cost-effective, and easily installable device that also allows for the easy replacement of the advertising / decorative elements when the dispensed product is changed.
Owner:PARK DISPLAYS SL

MASS FOOD DONORS WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

ActiveDE602023017299T2RacksKitchen equipment
Owner:FRITO LAY NORTH AMERICA INC

Rotary cigarette showing stand

The utility model relates to the technical field of showing stands, in particular to a rotary cigarette showing stand which comprises a base, a stand column is rotatably connected to the top face of the base, a plurality of vertical plates are annularly and fixedly connected to the outer wall of the stand column at equal angles, and a plurality of containing boxes are fixedly connected to the two side faces of each vertical plate at equal intervals. A push plate is slidably connected into the containing box, an elastic piece used for controlling the push plate to move is arranged on the bottom face of the containing box, and a cigarette taking opening is formed in the end, away from the stand column, of one side face of the containing box in a penetrating mode. According to the cigarette storage box, cigarettes in the storage box can be fixed under the action of the push plate and the elastic piece, the cigarettes are prevented from being poured into the storage box, no matter how many boxes of cigarettes are left in the storage box, the cigarettes can be completely displayed in front of customers and merchants, and therefore the situation that the cigarettes are missed to be sold can be avoided; in addition, the situation that the cigarettes are thrown out in the rotating process of the containing box can be avoided.
Owner:SHANGQIU TOBACCO CO MINQUAN COUNTY BRANCH

Theft deterrent system

PendingUS20250089913A1Show cabinetsRacks
A theft deterrent system for mounting on a retail shelf that includes a receiver to attach to the retail shelf and a plurality of gates positioned along the receiver. Each gate of the plurality of gates is arranged to swing open from the receiver. A plurality of blockers is arranged in a slidable manner along the receiver. Each blocker provides audible feedback as it slides relative to the receiver. Each blocker prevents a respective underlying gate to swing open from the receiver.
Owner:SENNCO SOLUTIONS INC

Display stand

The utility model discloses a display stand, and relates to the technical field of display equipment, the display stand comprises a stand body, the stand body is provided with a track, a first end and a second end, and the track is arranged between the first end and the second end; the movable plate is connected with the track in a clamped mode and can slide along the track, a storage space is formed between the movable plate and the first end, and the storage space is used for storing goods; the automatic driving assembly is fixedly arranged at the second end, the transmission part is connected with the automatic driving assembly and the movable plate, and the automatic driving assembly can drive the movable plate to move towards the first end through the transmission part. According to the technical scheme, the problem that an existing display stand cannot push articles forwards can be solved.
Owner:GUANGDONG HANMO TECHNOLOGY CO LTD

Space saving manual shelf management system

PCT designated stageWO2026084980A1RacksShow shelvesTesting MethodsManagement system
A bottom supporting shelf allocation and management system for allocating shelf space among rows of products, the system comprises: a plurality of adjacent shelf allocating and managing units, each unit associated with at least one row of products, wherein each unit includes, a side divider approximately the same length as the shelf depth and approximately as high as the product containers, a backstop attached to the rear of the side divider and protruding laterally at substantially a perpendicular angle to the side divider which is configured, when the side divider is manually drawn forward, to make contact with a rearmost product resting immediately in front of the backstop and push that rearmost product and any other products in front of that product forward in sympathy to the forward movement of the side divider.
Owner:FASTENERS FOR RETAIL INC