Pivoting Advertising Surface for Trolley Information Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing trolleys used for transporting plants and flowers face issues with adhesive notes used for information and pricing becoming detached due to humid ambient air, requiring frequent reattachment.
Innovation Solution
A trolley design featuring an advertising space that can be pivoted from a horizontal parking position to a vertical reading position, allowing for secure attachment and visibility of information, with options for magnetic, clamping, or hinged attachment mechanisms, enabling easy information display and storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If paper or cardboard labels are affixed to the trolley using adhesive, then information can be displayed on the trolley, but the adhesive weakens over time due to humid environment causing labels to detach
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the information display function from adhesive labels and relocates it to a dedicated advertising surface that is structurally integrated with the trolley. This advertising surface is attached to the trolley by a device that secures it against the poles, removing the dependency on adhesive that fails in humid conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The advertising surface is designed to be movable between a horizontal parking position during transport and a vertical reading position at the point of sale. The attachment device allows the surface to be positioned and fixed in different orientations, providing dynamic adaptability to different operational requirements while maintaining secure attachment.
2Adaptability or versatility
If an advertising surface is added to the trolley, then information display capability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The advertising surface serves multiple functions: it provides information display capability, can be positioned in different orientations (horizontal for transport, vertical for display), and integrates with the existing trolley pole structure. The attachment device utilizes the existing poles as mounting references, avoiding the need for completely new structural elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The advertising surface is designed as a separate, detachable component that can be independently attached and removed. This segmentation allows the information display function to be added without permanently modifying the core trolley structure, maintaining simplicity while enhancing functionality.
3Loss of information
If the advertising surface is made larger to improve visibility, then information readability is improved, but the advertising surface may protrude laterally beyond the poles
Solution Approach 1:
The patent allows the advertising surface to have different dimensions in different directions. The surface can extend significantly in the vertical direction to improve readability and visibility, while its width is constrained to fit between the poles. This anisotropic dimensioning optimizes information display capability without compromising the trolley's structural integration.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution ensures that information about the goods, including prices, remains readable and securely attached to the trolley, even in humid environments, facilitating easier transportation and display without the need for frequent reattachment.
Implementation Method 1
At least one device can be designed to be magnetic. In such a design, the device has at least one magnet attached to the advertising surface or the pole. At least in the area interacting with the magnet, the pole or the advertising surface is made of a ferromagnetic material or has a ferromagnetic coating.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a trolley, in particular for transporting plants and/or flowers, cut flowers, or the like, in containers, wherein the trolley has rollers on its underside and at least one, preferably rectangular, transport surface, preferably at least two, preferably rectangular, transport surfaces arranged one above the other at a vertical distance, and wherein the trolley has at least two, preferably vertically oriented, bars (1) arranged at a distance from each other, which project above the uppermost transport surface. To provide a trolley that facilitates the application of information, the trolley shall have at least one advertising surface (2) which is attached to the trolley by means of at least one device (3) such that the advertising surface (2) can be moved from a, preferably horizontally oriented, parked position to a vertical reading position and fixed in the reading position.