A price tag guide rail power taking device

Abstract

The application relates to a power taking device for a price tag guide rail, which is characterized in that a first conductive spring, a second conductive spring and a third conductive spring are arranged in the interior of a power taking upper shell, three first through holes are arranged in the middle of the power taking upper shell, a power taking lower shell is connected with the power taking upper shell, the power taking device for deploying an electronic price tag is realized, external power supply is realized, and the problem of frequent replacement caused by using a battery is avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of electronic price tag technology, and more particularly to a power supply device for price tag rails. Background Technology

[0002] Electronic price tags are electronic display devices used in retail settings such as supermarkets, convenience stores, and pharmacies to display product prices, replacing traditional paper tags. In the retail industry, replacing traditional paper price tags in a supermarket requires staff to print, cut, and insert each tag individually—a time-consuming and labor-intensive process. Manually replacing traditional paper tags is prone to errors, potentially leading to discrepancies between the "tag price" and the "checkout price." Furthermore, traditional paper price tags cannot be updated in real time, easily causing price confusion—"one price online, another in store"—and resulting in customer complaints.

[0003] In related technologies, electronic shelf labels are battery-powered and require periodic battery replacement. This is especially true for color LCD screen electronic shelf labels, which consume a lot of power; frequent battery replacements lead to high maintenance costs. Summary of the Invention

[0004] This invention provides a power supply device for price tag rails, aiming to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art.

[0005] The technical solution of the present invention is a power supply device for a price tag guide rail, including a housing assembly adapted to the assembly of an electronic price tag guide rail. The housing assembly includes a power supply upper housing and a power supply lower housing, which are fastened together with the power supply upper housing. The power supply upper housing has three first through holes in the middle. The power extraction device includes a first conductive spring, a second conductive spring, and a third conductive spring, which are disposed inside the power extraction housing.

[0006] According to some embodiments of the present invention, one end of the first conductive spring, one end of the second conductive spring, and one end of the third conductive spring are respectively provided with flat-headed contacts, and the flat-headed contacts respectively pass through the three first through holes so that the flat-headed contacts extend from the power-taking upper shell.

[0007] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the flat-headed contact extends from the power-collecting upper shell and connects to the price tag body.

[0008] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the upper part of the power-collecting upper shell is provided with a second through hole, the lower part of the power-collecting upper shell is provided with a third through hole, the lower part of the power-collecting lower shell is provided with a fourth through hole, the third through hole is located below the fourth through hole, and the other end of the first conductive spring, the other end of the second conductive spring, and the other end of the third conductive spring are respectively provided with arc-shaped contacts.

[0009] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the arc-shaped contact of the first conductive spring is a positive electrode, and the arc-shaped contact of the first conductive spring passes through the second through hole so that the arc-shaped contact of the first conductive spring extends out from the power-taking upper shell.

[0010] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the arc-shaped contact of the second conductive spring is a negative electrode, and the arc-shaped contact of the second conductive spring passes through the third through hole so that the arc-shaped contact of the second conductive spring extends from the power-taking upper shell.

[0011] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the arc-shaped contact of the third conductive spring is a ground electrode, and the arc-shaped contact of the third conductive spring passes through the fourth through hole so that the arc-shaped contact of the third conductive spring extends out from the power-taking lower shell.

[0012] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the arc-shaped contact of the first conductive spring extends from the upper power-taking shell and connects to the positive terminal of the guide rail, the arc-shaped contact of the second conductive spring extends from the upper power-taking shell and connects to the negative terminal of the guide rail, and the arc-shaped contact of the third conductive spring extends from the lower power-taking shell and is grounded.

[0013] The beneficial effects of the present invention include: by using a first conductive spring, a second conductive spring, and a third conductive spring, the first conductive spring, the second conductive spring, and the third conductive spring are disposed inside the power-collecting upper shell, and the power-collecting upper shell is provided with three first through holes in the middle, and the power-collecting lower shell is connected to the power-collecting upper shell, thereby realizing the power-collecting device for deploying electronic price tags, thereby realizing external power supply and avoiding the problem of frequent replacement caused by using batteries.

[0014] Furthermore, additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. Attached Figure Description

[0015] Figure 1 This is an exploded view of an intelligent electronic price tag system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0016] Figure 2 These are the left and right exploded views of an intelligent electronic price tag system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0017] Figure 3 These are the front and left views of an intelligent electronic price tag system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0018] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of a price tag rail power-collecting device without an added power-collecting shell in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 5This is a schematic diagram of a price tag rail power supply device without an added power supply lower shell in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of a price tag rail power supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0021] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the power-collecting upper casing in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0022] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the acrylic sheet and circuit board in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0023] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of an intelligent electronic price tag system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0024] The above figures include the following reference numerals: 100. Guide rail; 110. Upper front side wall; 111. Guide rail positive terminal; 112. Upper insulating plate; 120. Lower front side wall; 121. Guide rail negative terminal; 122. Lower insulating plate; 130. Rear side wall; 200. Electronic price tag; 210. Power supply device; 211. First conductive spring; 212. Second conductive spring; 213. Third conductive spring; 214. Upper power supply housing; 215. Lower power supply housing; 216. Flat-headed contact; 217. Arc-shaped contact; 220. Connecting part; 230. Price tag body; 231. Upper price tag housing; 232. Lower price tag housing; 233. Acrylic sheet; 234. OLED panel; 235. Circuit board; 236. LED light; 310, First through hole; 320, Second through hole; 330, Third through hole; 340, Fourth through hole; 350, Fifth through hole. Detailed Implementation

[0025] The following will provide a clear and complete description of the concept, specific structure, and technical effects of the present invention in conjunction with the embodiments and accompanying drawings, so as to fully understand the purpose, solution, and effects of the present invention. It should be noted that, unless otherwise specified, the embodiments and features described in this application can be combined with each other.

[0026] It should be noted that, unless otherwise specified, when a feature is referred to as "fixed" or "connected" to another feature, it can be directly fixed or connected to the other feature, or indirectly fixed or connected to the other feature. Furthermore, the descriptions of "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "top," and "bottom" used in this invention are only relative to the relative positional relationships of the various components of the invention in the accompanying drawings.

[0027] Furthermore, unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. The terminology used in this specification is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and not for limiting the invention. The term "and / or" as used herein includes any combination of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0028] It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc., may be used in this disclosure to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish elements of the same type from one another. For example, without departing from the scope of this disclosure, a first element may also be referred to as a second element, and similarly, a second element may also be referred to as a first element.

[0029] Reference Figures 1 to 9 In some embodiments, according to an intelligent electronic price tag system of the present invention, a guide rail 100 and an electronic price tag 200 are included. The electronic price tag 200 includes a power supply device 210, a connecting part 220 and a price tag body 230. The power supply device 210 is connected to the connecting part 220 and the connecting part 220 is connected to the price tag body 230. The power supply device 210 is inserted into the interior of the guide rail 100 so that the electronic price tag 200 is slidably connected to the guide rail 100. The guide rail 100 includes an upper front side wall 110, a lower front side wall 120, and a rear side wall 130. The upper front side wall 110 is provided with a guide rail positive electrode 111 and an upper insulating plate 112. The guide rail positive electrode 111 is located in the middle of the upper insulating plate 112. The lower front side wall 120 is provided with a guide rail negative electrode 121 and a lower insulating plate 122. The guide rail negative electrode 121 is located in the middle of the lower insulating plate 122.

[0030] It is understandable that the power supply device 210 is connected to the connecting part 220, and the connecting part 220 is connected to the price tag body 230. The power supply device 210 is inserted into the interior of the guide rail 100 so that the electronic price tag 200 is slidably connected to the guide rail 100. By providing a guide rail positive electrode 111 inside the upper front side wall 110, a guide rail negative electrode 121 inside the lower front side wall 120, and grounding at the rear side wall 130, the deployment of electronic price tags is realized, solving the problems of time-consuming and labor-intensive traditional paper price tags and price lag.

[0031] Specifically, the top and bottom sections of the power supply device 210 abut against the upper front sidewall 110 and lower front sidewall 120 of the guide rail 100, respectively.

[0032] In some embodiments, the price tag body 230 includes an upper price tag shell 231, a lower price tag shell 232, an acrylic plate 233, an OLED panel 234, and a circuit board 235. The acrylic plate 233, the OLED panel 234, and the circuit board 235 are disposed inside the lower price tag shell 232. The upper price tag shell 231 is connected to the lower price tag shell 232 and is disposed above the lower price tag shell 232.

[0033] Specifically, OLED panel 234 is an organic light-emitting diode panel.

[0034] In some embodiments, the circuit board 235 is stacked on top of the lower cover 232 of the price tag, and the circuit board 235 is disposed in the upper middle part of the lower cover 232 of the price tag.

[0035] In some embodiments, an acrylic sheet 233 is disposed at the lower part of the price tag lower shell 232, and the acrylic sheet 233 is stacked on top of the circuit board 235.

[0036] In some embodiments, the OLED panel 234 is disposed below the price tag cover 231 and is stacked on top of the acrylic plate 233.

[0037] See Figure 8 In some embodiments, the circuit board 235 is provided with a plurality of LED lights 236, which are evenly arranged on the lower part of the circuit board 235.

[0038] In some embodiments, the power-collecting device 210 includes a first conductive spring 211, a second conductive spring 212, a third conductive spring 213, and a power-collecting upper shell 214, as well as a power-collecting lower shell 215 connected to the power-collecting upper shell 214. The first conductive spring 211, the second conductive spring 212, and the third conductive spring 213 are disposed inside the power-collecting upper shell 214. One end of the first conductive spring 211, one end of the second conductive spring 212, and one end of the third conductive spring 213 are respectively provided with flat-headed contacts 216, which extend from the power-collecting upper shell 214. The other end of the first conductive spring 211, the other end of the second conductive spring 212, and the other end of the third conductive spring 213 are respectively provided with arc-shaped contacts 217.

[0039] See Figure 2 In some embodiments, the arc-shaped contact 217 of the first conductive spring 211 extends from the upper power-taking shell 214 and connects to the positive terminal 111 of the guide rail; the arc-shaped contact 217 of the second conductive spring 212 extends from the upper power-taking shell 214 and connects to the negative terminal 121 of the guide rail; and the arc-shaped contact 217 of the third conductive spring 213 extends from the lower power-taking shell 215 and connects to the rear sidewall 130.

[0040] Specifically, the rear sidewall is the reference ground, the positive terminal of the rail is at a high level, and the negative terminal of the rail is at a low level.

[0041] See Figure 8 In some embodiments, the lower housing 232 of the price tag has a fifth through hole 350 in the middle, and the flat-head contact 216 extends out of the fifth through hole 350 through the connecting part 220 and connects to the circuit board 235.

[0042] Specifically, the lower cover 232 of the price tag is provided with a positioning post, and the circuit board 235 is provided with a positioning hole. The positioning post and the positioning hole cooperate with each other to connect the circuit board 235 and the lower cover 232 of the price tag.

[0043] See Figure 9 In some embodiments, an intelligent electronic price tag system includes: a rail power supply, one end of the rail 100 being connected to the rail power supply.

[0044] Specifically, the DC12-24V adapter is a DC power adapter that accepts a DC input ranging from 12 volts to 24 volts and converts it into a constant DC voltage that is safe for use by electronic devices. AC 220V is one of the common mains power standards, providing daily power to smart electronic shelf label systems at a frequency of 50Hz and an effective voltage of 220V.

[0045] Reference Figures 1 to 9 In some embodiments, a power-generating device for a price tag rail according to the present invention includes a housing assembly adapted for assembling an electronic price tag rail. The housing assembly includes an upper power-generating housing 214 and a lower power-generating housing 215, which are fastened together with the upper power-generating housing 214. The upper power-generating housing 214 has three first through holes 310 in the middle. The power-generating device includes a first conductive spring 211, a second conductive spring 212, and a third conductive spring 213, which are disposed inside the upper power-generating housing 214.

[0046] It is understandable that by using the first conductive spring 211, the second conductive spring 212, and the third conductive spring 213, which are installed inside the power-collecting upper shell 214, and having three first through holes 310 in the middle of the power-collecting upper shell 214, and the power-collecting lower shell 215 connected to the power-collecting upper shell 214, the power-collecting device for deploying electronic price tags is realized, thereby enabling external power supply and avoiding the problem of frequent battery replacement.

[0047] In some embodiments, one end of the first conductive spring 211, one end of the second conductive spring 212, and one end of the third conductive spring 213 are respectively provided with flat-headed contacts 216, and the flat-headed contacts 216 pass through the three first through holes 310 so that the flat-headed contacts 216 extend out from the power-taking upper shell 214.

[0048] In some embodiments, the flat-head contact 216 extends from the power-on housing 214 and connects to the price tag body 230.

[0049] See Figure 6 and Figure 7 In some embodiments, the upper part of the power-taking upper shell 214 is provided with a second through hole 320, the lower part of the power-taking upper shell 214 is provided with a third through hole 330, the lower part of the power-taking lower shell 215 is provided with a fourth through hole 340, the third through hole 330 is located below the fourth through hole 340, and the other end of the first conductive spring 211, the other end of the second conductive spring 212 and the other end of the third conductive spring 213 are respectively provided with arc-shaped contacts 217.

[0050] See Figure 4 In some embodiments, the arc-shaped contact 217 of the first conductive spring 211 is a positive electrode, and the arc-shaped contact 217 of the first conductive spring 211 passes through the second through hole 320 so that the arc-shaped contact 217 of the first conductive spring 211 extends out from the power-taking upper shell 214.

[0051] See Figure 4 In some embodiments, the arc-shaped contact 217 of the second conductive spring 212 is the negative electrode, and the arc-shaped contact 217 of the second conductive spring 212 passes through the third through hole 330 so that the arc-shaped contact 217 of the second conductive spring 212 extends out from the power-taking upper shell 214.

[0052] See Figure 4 In some embodiments, the arc-shaped contact 217 of the third conductive spring 213 is a ground electrode, and the arc-shaped contact 217 of the third conductive spring 213 passes through the fourth through hole 340 so that the arc-shaped contact 217 of the third conductive spring 213 extends out from the power-taking lower shell 215.

[0053] See Figure 5 In some embodiments, the arc-shaped contact 217 of the first conductive spring 211 extends from the upper power-taking shell 214 and connects to the positive terminal 111 of the guide rail; the arc-shaped contact 217 of the second conductive spring 212 extends from the upper power-taking shell 214 and connects to the negative terminal 121 of the guide rail; and the arc-shaped contact 217 of the third conductive spring 213 extends from the lower power-taking shell 215 and is grounded.

[0054] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, or improvements made within the spirit and principles of this disclosure, as long as they achieve the same technical effects, should be included within the scope of protection of this disclosure and fall under the protection scope of the present invention. Within the protection scope of the present invention, the technical solutions and / or implementation methods can have various modifications and variations.

Claims

1. A power supply device for a price tag guide rail, comprising a housing assembly adapted for mounting electronic price tag guide rails, characterized in that: The housing assembly includes an upper power-receiving housing (214) and a lower power-receiving housing (215), which are fastened together with the upper power-receiving housing (214). The upper power-receiving housing (214) has three first through holes (310) in the middle. The power-gathering device includes a first conductive spring (211), a second conductive spring (212), and a third conductive spring (213), which are disposed inside the power-gathering upper shell (214).

2. The power supply device for a price tag guide rail according to claim 1, characterized in that, One end of the first conductive spring (211), one end of the second conductive spring (212), and one end of the third conductive spring (213) are respectively provided with flat-headed contacts (216). The flat-headed contacts (216) pass through the three first through holes (310) respectively, so that the flat-headed contacts (216) extend out from the power-taking upper shell (214).

3. The power supply device for a price tag rail according to claim 2, characterized in that, The flat-head contact (216) extends from the power-on housing (214) and connects to the price tag body (230).

4. The power supply device for a price tag rail according to claim 1, characterized in that, The upper part of the power-collecting upper shell (214) is provided with a second through hole (320), the lower part of the power-collecting upper shell (214) is provided with a third through hole (330), the lower part of the power-collecting lower shell (215) is provided with a fourth through hole (340), the third through hole (330) is located below the fourth through hole (340), and the other end of the first conductive spring (211), the other end of the second conductive spring (212) and the other end of the third conductive spring (213) are respectively provided with arc-shaped contacts (217).

5. A power supply device for a price tag guide rail according to claim 4, characterized in that, The arc-shaped contact (217) of the first conductive spring (211) is a positive electrode. The arc-shaped contact (217) of the first conductive spring (211) passes through the second through hole (320) so that the arc-shaped contact (217) of the first conductive spring (211) extends out from the power-taking upper shell (214).

6. A power supply device for a price tag guide rail according to claim 4, characterized in that, The arc-shaped contact (217) of the second conductive spring (212) is the negative electrode. The arc-shaped contact (217) of the second conductive spring (212) passes through the third through hole (330) so that the arc-shaped contact (217) of the second conductive spring (212) extends out from the power-taking upper shell (214).

7. A power supply device for a price tag guide rail according to claim 4, characterized in that, The arc-shaped contact (217) of the third conductive spring (213) is the ground electrode. The arc-shaped contact (217) of the third conductive spring (213) passes through the fourth through hole (340) so that the arc-shaped contact (217) of the third conductive spring (213) extends out from the power-taking lower shell (215).

8. A power supply device for a price tag guide rail according to claim 4, characterized in that, The arc-shaped contact (217) of the first conductive spring (211) extends from the upper power-collecting shell (214) and connects to the positive terminal (111) of the guide rail. The arc-shaped contact (217) of the second conductive spring (212) extends from the upper power-collecting shell (214) and connects to the negative terminal (121) of the guide rail. The arc-shaped contact (217) of the third conductive spring (213) extends from the lower power-collecting shell (215) and connects to the ground.

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