Label Holder with Multi-Surface Mounting for Electronic Shelf Labels
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic shelf label (ESL) holders are limited in their ability to accommodate a wide range of commercial settings and orientations, as they often lack compatibility with various surfaces and product packaging, and do not easily support multiple ESLs or conventional labels.
Innovation Solution
A label holder with a planar base plate equipped with dowels and suction cups, allowing for adhesive or mechanical engagement of ESLs, enabling versatile mounting on different surfaces and orientations, and accommodating various ESL sizes and shapes, including conventional labels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If specialized ESL holders are designed for specific surfaces (e.g., C-channel shelves or product packages), then the mounting reliability on those specific surfaces is improved, but the adaptability to various commercial settings and surfaces deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The holder is designed with multiple mounting mechanisms that can be used in different configurations: suction cups for smooth surfaces, dowels for perforated surfaces, and adhesive areas for various other surfaces. This multi-functionality allows the same holder design to reliably mount ESLs across diverse commercial settings without requiring specialized designs for each surface type.
2Ease of operation
If the holder design is simplified for easy manufacture and use, then the ease of operation is improved, but the ability to support multiple ESLs and various orientations deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The holder is divided into distinct functional segments: suction cup mounting areas, dowel insertion holes, adhesive areas, and ESL engagement features. Each segment can be independently activated or deactivated depending on the mounting scenario. This segmentation allows the holder to support single or multiple ESLs in various orientations while maintaining simple operation - the user only engages the mounting features appropriate for their specific application.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the holder accommodates various ESL sizes and shapes, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The holder employs universal engagement features including adhesive areas that can accommodate any ESL size or shape, dowel holes that can be positioned to suit different ESL dimensions, and suction cup areas that can conform to various ESL form factors. This universal design approach allows compatibility with diverse ESL specifications without requiring multiple specialized holder variants, thereby managing complexity while maintaining adaptability.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The label holder provides a compact, adaptable solution for displaying ESLs in multiple orientations across various commercial settings, supporting multiple ESLs and conventional labels, enhancing usability and flexibility in retail and wholesale environments.
Implementation Method 1
The base plate may likewise be provided with suction cups or other engagement devices to allows the holder and a single ESL or display to be secured to a variety of flat surfaces
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AI summary
A system for displaying electronic shelf labels (ESLs) or other devices includes a label holder. The label holder includes a base plate, adhesive, suction cups, and dowels. The base plate has two opposing side upon which an ESL may be adhesively engaged and supported. When supporting a single ESL on only one side of the base plate, the opposite side of the base plate may be equipped with suction cups or front facing dowels with which the label holder may be attached to a surface. When supporting ESLs on both sides of the base plate, dowels may be inserted along perimeter surfaces of the base plate in order to allow the holder to be secured into or onto surfaces having openings capable of receiving the exposed ends of the dowels, such as those constructed of pegboard, etc.