Device for presenting and providing goods
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing goods display systems generate significant waste and require costly, material-intensive cardboard display bases for each product, leading to ecological concerns and inefficient transportation due to the need for frequent replacement and disposal.
Innovation Solution
A reusable plastic base with detachable information carriers replaces the cardboard display base, allowing for flexible information display and reducing waste by reusing the base while using conventional cardboard trays for product presentation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a cardboard display base is used for each product, then information can be easily updated by replacing the cardboard base, but significant waste is generated and material usage is high
Solution Approach 1:
The display system is divided into two segments: a reusable plastic base structure and replaceable cardboard trays with information carriers. This segmentation allows the permanent base to be retained while only the information-containing trays are replaced, reducing waste compared to replacing the entire base.
Solution Approach 2:
The plastic base is recovered and reused for subsequent product displays, while only the cardboard trays are discarded after use. This selective recovery approach minimizes material waste and reduces the frequency of base replacement.
2Ease of manufacture
If a cardboard display base is used for each product, then the base can be easily manufactured and disposed of, but transportation requirements increase due to frequent replacement
Solution Approach 1:
The plastic base is designed as a universal, multi-functional structure that can support different product trays for various goods. This universality allows the same base to be reused across multiple product lines and seasons, eliminating the need for frequent manufacturing and transportation of new bases.
3Loss of substance
If a reusable plastic base is used, then waste is reduced and transportation needs decrease, but the initial material usage and manufacturing complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of manufacturing a completely new plastic base for each product, the information is copied onto replaceable cardboard trays that attach to the permanent base. This copying approach maintains the reusability benefits while avoiding the complexity of making the entire base reusable.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the entire display base is disposed of after use, then information update is simple, but ecological balance is negatively impacted
Solution Approach 1:
The display system is divided into two segments: a reusable plastic base structure and replaceable cardboard trays with information carriers. This segmentation allows the permanent base to be retained while only the information-containing trays are replaced, reducing waste compared to replacing the entire base.
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AI summary
The invention relates, inter alia, to a device (10) for presenting and keeping goods ready for sale, comprising a reusable base (11) made of plastic, which is held in a ground clearance position by means of a support device (12), such as feet, casters or skids, and which has a positioning surface (24) on which a plurality of trays (17a, 17b, 17c) filled with goods are arranged in a stacked manner, wherein the trays each have at least one tray information surface (20a, 20b, 20c) with information about the goods (22a, 22b, 22c) to be sold, and wherein the base provides at least one arrangement surface (19a, 19b) for a carrier (49) of a base information surface on which information about the goods is arranged.