Price tag hook and price tag assembly

Abstract

A price tag hook and a price tag assembly. The price tag hook comprises: a first main body (11); a second main body (12) capable of flipping relative to the first main body (11), wherein the first main body (11) and the second main body (12) are snap-fitted to form a ring (4); positioning columns (13) passing through a price tag body and arranged on one of the first main body (11) and the second main body (12); and a snap protrusion (14) snap-fitted to the price tag body and arranged on the other of the first main body (11) and the second main body (12).

Description

Hook for price tag and price tag assembly

[0001] This application claims priority to the Chinese patent application No. 202421892813.1 filed on August 06, 2024 with the Chinese Patent Office, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD

[0002] The present application relates to the technical field of electronic price tags, for example to a hook for a price tag and a price tag assembly. BACKGROUND

[0003] In places such as supermarkets and shopping malls where goods need to be hung, U-shaped supports are increasingly used to hang goods. Electronic price tags and other price tags that can display information such as the name, price, and model of a good cannot be directly connected to a U-shaped support. Instead, a hook needs to be installed on the price tag, and then the price tag is connected to the U-shaped support through the hook.

[0004] The defects of the hook in the related art include that the hook needs to be connected to the price tag through a screw or other connecting member first, and then the connection of the hook to the U-shaped support is achieved through the locking of the main body and the clamping portion. The installation steps are cumbersome, and the use is not convenient. SUMMARY

[0005] The present application provides a hook for a price tag and a price tag assembly, which solves the problem of cumbersome installation steps of conventional hooks and is more convenient to use.

[0006] In one aspect, the present application provides a hook for a price tag, comprising: a first main body; a second main body capable of being flipped relative to the first main body, the first main body and the second main body being clamped to form a sleeve after being clamped; a positioning column provided in a price tag main body, the positioning column being provided on one of the first main body and the second main body; and a clamping protrusion provided to be clamped to the price tag main body, the clamping protrusion being provided on the other of the first main body and the second main body.

[0007] In some embodiments, the hook for a price tag further comprises an adhesive layer provided on one of the first main body and the second main body.

[0008] In some embodiments, the hook for a price tag further comprises a fixed buckle provided to clamp the price tag main body, the fixed buckle being provided on one of the first main body and the second main body.

[0009] In some embodiments, the hook for a price tag further comprises two fixed buckles provided oppositely, each of the fixed buckles comprising a connecting portion and a clamping portion bent and extended from the end of the connecting portion, the clamping portion of each of the fixed buckles extending towards the other fixed buckle, the connecting portion and the clamping portion forming an L shape.

[0010] In some embodiments, the positioning column is made of a material that can be heat-melted when reaching a set temperature, and the positioning column is heat-melted and deformed after passing through the price tag body, so as to prevent the positioning column from being separated from the price tag body.

[0011] In some embodiments, the price tag hook further comprises a limiting slot, which is arranged on the same one of the first body and the second body as the clamping protrusion, and the limiting slot can be buckled on the price tag body to prevent the clamping protrusion from being separated from the price tag body.

[0012] In some embodiments, the limiting slot is an elongated hole.

[0013] In some embodiments, a bending part is formed at the connection between the first body and the second body, and the thickness of the bending part is smaller than the thickness of the first body and the thickness of the second body.

[0014] In another aspect, the present application provides a price tag assembly comprising a price tag body, and the price tag assembly further comprises the above-mentioned price tag hook, and the positioning column and the clamping protrusion of the price tag hook are connected to the price tag body, respectively.

[0015] In some embodiments, the price tag body comprises a main plate and a rear shell, the main plate is provided with a main plate positioning through hole, and / or the rear shell is provided with a rear shell positioning through hole, and the positioning column is arranged in the main plate positioning through hole and / or the rear shell positioning through hole.

[0016] In some embodiments, the price tag hook is provided with a limiting slot, the rear shell is provided with a rear shell limiting column, the rear shell limiting column is arranged in the limiting slot to prevent the price tag hook from moving relative to the rear shell, and / or the price tag hook comprises a fixed buckle, the rear shell is provided with an avoiding gap, and the fixed buckle is arranged in the avoiding gap and buckles the main plate. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] FIG. 1 is a structural schematic view of a price tag assembly in a using state according to the present application;

[0018] FIG. 2 is another structural schematic view of a price tag assembly in a using state according to the present application;

[0019] FIG. 3 is a structural schematic view of a price tag assembly in a non-using state according to the present application;

[0020] FIG. 4 is a structural schematic view of a combination of a main plate and a rear shell according to the present application;

[0021] FIG. 5 is another structural schematic view of a combination of a main plate and a rear shell according to the present application;

[0022] Fig. 6 is a schematic view of the structure of the hanger for price tag in a non-use state according to the present application;

[0023] Fig. 7 is a schematic view of the structure of the hanger for price tag in a non-use state according to the present application;

[0024] Fig. 8 is a schematic view of the structure of the hanger for price tag in a non-use state according to the present application;

[0025] Fig. 9 is a schematic view of the structure of the hanger for price tag in a use state according to the present application.

[0026] In the figures: 1, hanger for price tag; 2, main plate; 3, rear shell; 4, sleeve ring; 11, first main body; 12, second main body; 13, positioning column; 14, clamping protrusion; 15, adhesive layer; 16, fixed buckle; 161, connecting part; 162, buckling part; 17, limiting groove; 18, bending part; 21, main plate positioning through hole; 31, rear shell positioning through hole; 32, rear shell limiting column; 33, avoiding gap. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] In the description of the present application, the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, which is only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation.

[0028] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are only for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined with "first" and "second" can explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "a plurality of" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise specifically limited.

[0029] In the present application, unless otherwise specifically defined and limited, the terms "mounting", "connecting", "connecting", "fixing" and the like should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or it can be integrated; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; it can be the internal communication of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise specifically limited. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0030] In this application, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, a first feature is "on" or "under" a second feature can mean that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, the first feature is "over", "above" and "on top of" the second feature can mean that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is horizontally higher than the second feature. The first feature is "under", "below" and "underneath" the second feature can mean that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is horizontally lower than the second feature.

[0031] When an element is referred to as being "on" or "set on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or there can be an intermediate element. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or there can be an intermediate element. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", and the like used herein are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to be the only implementation.

[0032] The present embodiment discloses a price tag hook and a price tag assembly comprising the same, which can be an assembly used for displaying information such as product name, price, model number, etc. in supermarkets, shopping malls and the like. As shown in FIGS. 1-5, the price tag assembly comprises a price tag hook 1 and a price tag body, the price tag body comprising a main plate 2 and a rear shell 3, the main plate 2 being provided with a main plate positioning through hole 21 and / or the rear shell 3 being provided with a rear shell positioning through hole 31. Exemplarily, the main plate 2 can be a PCB plate, and the main plate 2 is arranged in the rear shell 3. As shown in FIGS. 6-9, the price tag hook 1 comprises a first body 11, a second body 12, a positioning column 13 and a clamping protrusion 14, the second body 12 being able to flip relative to the first body 11, and the first body 11 and the second body 12 being buckled to form a sleeve 4.

[0033] The positioning column 13 is arranged on one of the first body 11 and the second body 12, and the clamping protrusion 14 is arranged on the other of the first body 11 and the second body 12. The positioning column 13 is arranged in the main plate positioning through hole 21 of the main plate 2 and / or the rear shell positioning through hole 31 of the rear shell 3, so as to realize the position stability of one of the first body 11 and the second body 12 relative to the main plate 2 and / or the rear shell 3. The clamping protrusion 14 is clamped to the main plate 2 and / or the rear shell 3, so as to realize the position stability of the other of the first body 11 and the second body 12 relative to the main plate 2 and / or the rear shell 3.

[0034] In the embodiment, the positioning column 13 is arranged on the first body 11, and the clamping protrusion 14 is arranged on the second body 12. The positioning column 13 is arranged in the main plate positioning through hole 21 and the rear shell positioning through hole 31, and is arranged in the radial direction of the positioning column 13, so that the price tag hook 1 cannot move relative to the main plate 2 and the rear shell 3. In use, the clamping protrusion 14 is buckled on the rear shell 3, and the first body 11 and the second body 12 are buckled to form the O-shaped collar 4.

[0035] In some embodiments, the main plate positioning through hole 21 on the main plate 2 and the rear shell positioning through hole 31 on the rear shell 3 are coaxially arranged. The positioning column 13 extends vertically from the side of the first body 11 towards the price tag body, and is arranged in the main plate positioning through hole 21 and the rear shell positioning through hole 31. At this time, the outer wall of the positioning column 13 slightly abuts the inner wall of the hole, limiting the movement of the main plate 2 relative to the hook in the radial direction (parallel to the surface direction of the main plate). Continue to pass through the corresponding rear shell positioning through hole 31. Since the rear shell 3 is closely fitted with the main plate 2 after assembly, the positioning column 13 can ensure that the relative position of the price tag hook 1, the main plate 2 and the rear shell 3 is completely fixed in the radial direction after passing through the two holes.

[0036] The clamping protrusion 14 is integrally formed on the side of the second body 12 or the first body 11 towards the price tag body (in this embodiment, the second body 12), and the rear shell 3 of the price tag body is provided with a groove matched with the clamping protrusion 14 at a corresponding position. When the second body 12 is flipped relative to the first body 11 to the buckling position, the clamping protrusion 14 is pressed into the groove of the rear shell 3, preventing the second body 12 from separating from the rear shell 3 in the axial direction.

[0037] The price tag hook 1 can form a collar 4 for the U-shaped support when assembled with the price tag body, which is simple and reasonable in structure and convenient to use. It does not need to use screws or other connecting parts to separately connect the price tag hook 1 to the price tag body, which is low in cost and simplifies the assembly steps. The price tag body is connected to the U-shaped support through the price tag hook 1, which does not affect the taking and placing of goods, and does not need to modify the shape of the U-shaped support. The price tag hook 1 is connected to the price tag body through the positioning column 13 and the clamping protrusion 14, and the U-shaped support is arranged in the collar 4, so that the overall structure is more stable and reliable, and the price tag hook 1 is not easy to separate from the U-shaped support, avoiding the price tag assembly from falling off due to accidental touch. When the price tag hook 1 is hung on the U-shaped support, the clamping protrusion 14 is buckled on the back of the rear shell 3, making it difficult for others to steal the price tag assembly secretly and quickly, and having a preliminary anti-theft function.

[0038] The specific preparation material of the price tag hook 1 is not limited. In the embodiment, the price tag hook 1 is made of polypropylene (PP), which has a certain degree of deformation ability, thereby allowing the second body 12 to be flipped relative to the first body 11. At the same time, it has sufficient strength and is not easy to deform, fall off or be damaged due to pulling.

[0039] On the basis of the above structure, the price tag hook 1 further comprises an adhesive layer 15. The adhesive layer 15 is arranged on one of the first body 11 and the second body 12, and can be attached to the mainboard 2 in use, so that the price tag hook 1 can be stably connected to the mainboard 2. In the embodiment, the adhesive layer 15 is arranged on the first body 11 together with the positioning column 13, and the installation is more convenient.

[0040] The specific preparation method of the adhesive layer 15 can adopt the common preparation method in the art. In the embodiment, since polypropylene is an inert material with a da Vinci value of about 28, when preparing the adhesive layer 15, the surface where the adhesive layer 15 is to be arranged is first treated with a polypropylene treatment agent or plasma activation treatment to increase the surface energy, and then a 3M TDS9495LE adhesive tape is attached to the surface, and the preparation of the adhesive layer 15 is completed.

[0041] In some embodiments, the adhesive layer 15 can cover the surface of the body (such as the first body 11) where the positioning column 13 and the fixing buckle 16 are located, facing the mainboard 2, and can be located around the positioning column 13 or between the fixing buckles 16.

[0042] In order to improve the stability of the overall structure, one of the first body 11 and the second body 12 is provided with a fixing buckle 16, which can be buckled on the price tag body, so that the price tag hook 1 can be stably connected to the price tag body. When the fixing buckle 16 is designed to buckle the mainboard 2, the rear shell 3 is provided with a avoiding gap 33 (as shown in FIG. 4), which can expose the mainboard 2 inside the rear shell 3. When installing, the fixing buckle 16 is located in the avoiding gap 33, and the fixing buckle 16 can hold the part of the mainboard 2 exposed from the rear shell 3. In some embodiments, when the fixing buckle 16 is designed to buckle the rear shell 3, a clamping groove is arranged on the rear shell 3 at a position aligned with the fixing buckle 16, and the fixing buckle 16 is clamped to the clamping groove to realize the relative fixation of the fixing buckle 16 and the rear shell 3. In the embodiment, the fixing buckle 16, the adhesive layer 15, and the positioning column 13 are arranged on the first body 11 together, which is more convenient to install and the connection structure is more stable.

[0043] In order to improve the balance of stress, the price tag hook 1 comprises two fixing buckles 16 arranged oppositely, and the two fixing buckles 16 hold the mainboard 2 from both sides, respectively. The specific shape of the fixing buckle 16 can be set according to actual needs. In the embodiment, each fixing buckle 16 comprises a connecting part 161 and a buckling part 162 bent and extended from the end of the connecting part 161, and the columnar connecting part 161 is connected between the buckling part 162 and the first body 11, and the connecting part 161 and the buckling part 162 form an L shape.

[0044] The buckle portion 162 of each fixing buckle 16 extends towards another fixing buckle 16, and the main plate 2 is located between the connecting portions 161 on the left and right sides after installation, and the main plate 2 is located between the buckle portion 162 and the first main body 11 after installation, so that the main plate 2 can be fixed from multiple directions, thereby enhancing the connection stability between the hook for price tag 1 and the main plate 2.

[0045] On the basis of the above structure, the positioning column 13 is made of a material that can be hot-melted when reaching a set temperature. During installation, the positioning column 13 is hot-melted and deformed after passing through the main plate 2 and / or the rear shell 3, and the structure formed by hot-melting forms an integral structure with the rear shell 3, and the size of the structure formed by hot-melting is greater than the diameter of the main plate positioning through hole 21 and / or the rear shell positioning through hole 31, so that the positioning column 13 can be prevented from being separated from the main plate 2 and / or the rear shell 3, and the integral structure is more stable. Any material used for preparing hot-melted parts in related technologies can be used to prepare the positioning column 13.

[0046] A recess is formed in the rear shell 3, and the clamping protrusion 14 can be clamped into the recess to prevent the clamping protrusion 14 from moving towards the side wall of the recess, but cannot prevent the clamping protrusion 14 from being withdrawn along the opening direction of the recess. Once the clamping protrusion 14 is withdrawn from the recess, the relative positional relationship between the hook for price tag 1 and the rear shell 3 becomes unstable. In order to avoid this phenomenon, in the present embodiment, a rear shell limiting column 32 (as shown in FIG. 4) is arranged on the rear shell 3, and a limiting groove 17 is formed in the other of the first main body 11 and the second main body 12, and the rear shell limiting column 32 is arranged in the limiting groove 17, so that the hook for price tag 1 can be prevented from moving in the radial direction of the rear shell limiting column 32. In the present embodiment, the limiting groove 17 and the clamping protrusion 14 are arranged on the second main body 12. The relative positional relationship between the limiting groove 17 and the clamping protrusion 14 can prevent the clamping protrusion 14 from being withdrawn from the rear shell 3 along the opening direction of the recess.

[0047] In order to improve stability, two rear shell limiting columns 32 are arranged on the rear shell 3, and the limiting groove 17 is an elongated hole (i.e., a hole structure with a length greater than a width, which can also be referred to as a long hole, a rectangular hole or a waist-shaped hole), and when the hook for price tag 1 is installed on the price tag main body, the two rear shell limiting columns 32 can be arranged in one limiting groove 17, which is convenient to process and has high assembly efficiency.

[0048] In some embodiments, the rear shell limiting column 32 is two cylindrical protrusions integrally formed on the outer surface of the rear shell 3, which are arranged in parallel to the edge of the main plate 2 and perpendicular to the surface of the rear shell 3, and the limiting groove 17 is an elongated hole formed on the side of the second main body 12 facing the price tag main body, and the length direction of the elongated hole is consistent with the arrangement direction of the two rear shell limiting columns 32, so that the two protrusions can be arranged in the limiting groove 17 at the same time. When the second main body 12 is flipped and buckled relative to the first main body 11, the two rear shell limiting columns 32 are simultaneously arranged in the limiting groove 17.

[0049] On the basis of the above structure, the bending part 18 is formed at the connection of the first body 11 and the second body 12, the thickness of the bending part 18 is smaller than the thickness of the first body 11 and the thickness of the second body 12, which facilitates the turning of the second body 12 relative to the first body 11. The position of the bending part 18 relative to the first body 11 and the second body 12 can be set according to the actual situation, and can be reduced in thickness on the outer wall surface of the sleeve 4 or on the inner wall surface of the sleeve 4, which can facilitate the turning of the second body 12 relative to the first body 11.

[0050] In the embodiment, the thickness is reduced on the inner wall surface of the sleeve 4, which can reduce the pulling force required when the second body 12 is turned relative to the first body 11, and can also avoid the extrusion of the bending part 18 when the first body 11 and the second body 12 are buckled, thereby ensuring that the first body 11 and the second body 12 can be smoothly buckled to form an O shape. The specific thickness of the bending part 18 can be set according to the actual situation, and in the embodiment, the thinnest part is 0.3mm.

[0051] In the embodiment, the positioning column and the clamping protrusion are respectively formed from different positions of the price tag body to achieve fixed constraint: the positioning column is radially limited by penetrating the positioning hole of the price tag body, and the heat fusion deformation structure further axially locks; the clamping protrusion is axially buckled by being clamped with the groove of the price tag body, and the cooperation of the two enables the hook and the price tag body to be stably connected without screws. At the same time, the auxiliary structures such as the fixed buckle and the adhesive layer enhance the connection strength from the side and the fitting surface, and the cooperation of the limiting groove and the rear shell limiting column prevents the clamping protrusion from accidentally detaching, so that the hook and the price tag body are assembled at the same time, the first body and the second body are buckled to form a sleeve, and the quick connection with the U-shaped support is realized.

[0052] The price tag hook disclosed in the application includes a positioning column and a clamping protrusion for directly connecting the price tag body, which can realize the connection of the hook and the U-shaped support while connecting the price tag body, has a simple and reasonable structure, is more convenient to use, does not need to use screws and other connecting parts to separately connect the price tag hook to the price tag body, has low cost, and simplifies the assembly steps.

[0053] The price tag assembly disclosed in the application includes the above-mentioned price tag hook, and the hook and the price tag body are connected at the same time to complete the connection of the hook and the U-shaped support, which is more convenient to use, does not need to use screws and other connecting parts to separately connect the hook to the price tag body, simplifies the assembly steps, and improves the assembly efficiency.

Claims

1. A price tag hook, comprising: a first body (11); a second body (12) capable of being flipped relative to the first body (11), the first body (11) and the second body (12) being buckled to form a loop (4) after being buckled; a positioning column (13) for being passed through a price tag body, the positioning column (13) being arranged on one of the first body (11) and the second body (12); and a clamping protrusion (14) for being clamped to the price tag body, the clamping protrusion (14) being arranged on the other one of the first body (11) and the second body (12).

2. The price tag hook according to claim 1, further comprising an adhesive layer (15) arranged on one of the first body (11) and the second body (12).

3. The price tag hook according to claim 1, further comprising a fixed buckle (16) arranged to buckle the price tag body, the fixed buckle (16) being arranged on one of the first body (11) and the second body (12).

4. The price tag hook according to claim 3, further comprising two fixed buckles (16) arranged oppositely, each of the fixed buckles (16) comprising a connecting portion (161) and a buckling portion (162) extending from the end of the connecting portion (161) by being bent, the buckling portion (162) of each of the fixed buckles (16) extending towards the other fixed buckle (16), the connecting portion (161) and the buckling portion (162) forming an L shape. The positioning column (13) is made of a material capable of being hot-melted when reaching a set temperature, the positioning column (13) being hot-melted and deformed after being passed through the price tag body to prevent the positioning column (13) from being separated from the price tag body.

6. The price tag hook according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a limiting slot (17) arranged on the same one of the first body (11) and the second body (12) as the clamping protrusion (14), the limiting slot (17) being capable of being buckled on the price tag body to prevent the clamping protrusion (14) from being separated from the price tag body. The limiting slot (17) is an elongated hole. A bending portion (18) is formed at the connection of the first body (11) and the second body (12), the thickness of the bending portion (18) being less than the thickness of the first body (11) and the thickness of the second body (12).

5. The hook for price tags according to claim 1, wherein, 9. A price tag assembly, comprising a price tag body and the price tag hook (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 8, the positioning column (13) and the clamping protrusion (14) of the price tag hook (1) being connected to the price tag body respectively. The price tag body comprises a main plate (2) and a rear shell (3), the main plate (2) being provided with a main plate positioning passing hole (21), the positioning column (13) being passed through the main plate positioning passing hole (21).

7. The hook for price tags according to claim 6, wherein, ​ 8. The hook for price tags according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein, ​ ​ 10. The tag assembly of claim 9, wherein, ​ 11. The tag assembly of claim 9, wherein, The price tag body comprises a main plate (2) and a rear shell (3), the rear shell (3) is provided with a rear shell positioning through hole (31), and the positioning column (13) is arranged in the rear shell positioning through hole (31).

12. The tag assembly of claim 9, wherein, The price tag body comprises a main plate (2) and a rear shell (3), the main plate (2) is provided with a main plate positioning through hole (21), the rear shell (3) is provided with a rear shell positioning through hole (31), and the positioning column (13) is arranged in the main plate positioning through hole (21) and the rear shell positioning through hole (31) in sequence.

13. The tag assembly of any of claims 10-12, wherein, The price tag hook (1) is provided with a limiting slot (17), the rear shell (3) is provided with a rear shell limiting column (32), the rear shell limiting column (32) is arranged in the limiting slot (17), and the price tag hook (1) is prevented from moving relative to the rear shell (3).

14. The tag assembly of any of claims 10-12, wherein, The price tag hook (1) comprises a fixed buckle (16), the rear shell (3) is provided with an avoiding gap (33), the fixed buckle (16) is arranged in the avoiding gap (33) and buckles the part of the main plate (2) exposed from the rear shell (3).

15. The tag assembly of any of claims 10-12, wherein, The price tag hook (1) is provided with a limiting slot (17), the rear shell (3) is provided with a rear shell limiting column (32), the rear shell limiting column (32) is arranged in the limiting slot (17), and the price tag hook (1) is prevented from moving relative to the rear shell (3). The price tag hook (1) comprises a fixed buckle (16), the rear shell (3) is provided with an avoiding gap (33), the fixed buckle (16) is arranged in the avoiding gap (33) and buckles the part of the main plate (2) exposed from the rear shell (3).

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