ELECTRONIC PRICE LABEL AND A BATTERY UNIT FOR AN ELECTRONIC PRICE LABEL

• US 20180004472A1
• Filed: 01/08/2016
• Published: 01/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mariella Labels Oy
• Original Assignee: Mariella Labels Oy
• Inventors: SUNDHOLM, Gran, VIRNES, Jenni
• Granted Patent: US 10,459,682 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/147 using display panels
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/04 characterised by the shape
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2003/0279 Card, e.g. plastic
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2003/0282 for textiles, e.g. clothing
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 21/023 fixed on clothing
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 23/0066 on sports articles, e.g. golf clubs
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/12 by pins, staples, or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/20 for adjustable, removable, or interchangeable labels
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/208 Electronic labels, Labels integrating electronic displays
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2330/02 Details of power systems and of start or stop of display operation
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/04 Electronic labels
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2220/30 Batteries in portable systems, e.g. mobile phone, laptop
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/202 Casings or frames around the primary casing of a single cell or a single battery
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/216 adapted for button or coin cells
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/247 specially adapted for portable devices, e.g. mobile phones, computers, hand tools or pacemakers
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/262 with fastening means, e.g. locks
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

Battery unit for an electronic price label and an electronic price label, which includes a separate, external, replaceable battery unit having a battery, and a fastening means, which may be detachably fasten the battery unit to the frame part of the electronic price label.

Claims

1. An electronic price label, which comprises a frame part of the electronic price label, wherein the electronic price label further comprises:

a separate, external, replaceable battery unit, which comprises a battery, and

a fastening means, which is adapted to detachably fasten the battery unit to the frame part of the electronic price label or into connection with said frame part.

2. The electronic price label according to claim 1, wherein it further comprises a first electrical connector part and a second electrical connector part that are fitted into connection with the frame part, and wherein

a fastening means is adapted to detachably fasten the battery unit to the frame part of the electronic price label in such a way that the connection poles of the battery of the battery unit are in electrical contact with the first electrical connector part and the second electrical connector part.

3. The electronic price label according to claim 1, wherein the connection pole or connection poles of the battery are in continuous electrical contact directly with the first electrical connector part and/or the second electrical connector part.

4. The electronic price label according to claim 1, wherein the electronic price label further comprises means for conducting current from the connection poles of the battery to the first electrical connector part and/or to the second electrical connector part of the electronic price label, and the connection pole or connection poles of the battery are in continuous electrical contact with the first electrical connector part and/or the second electrical connector part via means conducting current.

5. The electronic price label according to claim 1, wherein means for conducting current are arranged in the battery or in connection with it.

6. The electronic price label according to claim 1, wherein the connection pole or connection poles of the battery are in electrical contact wirelessly with the electronic price label.

7. The electronic price label according to claim 6, wherein the electronic price label further comprises a primary loop or primary winding in connection with the battery and a secondary loop or secondary winding in connection with the electrical parts of the electronic price label.

8. The electronic price label according to claim 1, wherein the surface of the electronic price label is essentially planar and the battery unit is adapted to be fastened onto the essentially planar surface of the electronic price label.

9. The electronic price label according to claim 1, wherein the electronic price label further comprises a fastening means and/or a lock part for fastening the electronic price label to a product.

10. The electronic price label according to claim 9, wherein the fastening means is a stud or spike and the lock part is a magnetic lock.

11. The electronic price label according to claim 9, wherein the fastening means, the frame part of the electronic price label and/or the battery unit are arranged in such a way that the fastening means can be turned into a first position in the direction of the frame part and into a second position at a right angle to the frame part.

12. The electronic price label according to claim 11, wherein the second end of the fastening means is arranged to be of essentially semicircular shape.

13. The electronic price label according to claim 9, wherein the fastening means and/or the lock part is arranged to function as a fastening means fastening the battery unit to the price label.

14. The electronic price label according to claim 1, wherein the battery unit comprises a protective casing of the battery, which protective casing forms a recess for the battery.

15. The electronic price label according to claim 1, wherein the battery unit further comprises an intermediate part, which is adapted to be fastened between the battery and the frame part of the electronic price label.

16. The electronic price label according to claim 15, wherein the intermediate part, the battery and the protective casing of the battery are fixed to each other in such a way that they form an essentially integral entity, which is e.g. hermetically sealed.

17. The electronic price label according to claim 9, wherein at least some of the fastening means are fitted between the battery unit and the frame part of the electronic price label.

18. The electronic price label according to claim 1, wherein a fastening means for fastening the battery unit to the electronic price label is a separate fastening means such as e.g. a screw.

19. The electronic price label according to claim 1, wherein a fastening means for fastening the battery unit to the electronic price label is arranged in the structure of the battery unit, e.g. in the structure of the protective casing or in connection with it and/or in the structure of the intermediate part or in connection with it.

20. The electronic price label according to claim 15, wherein the price label further comprises fastening means for fastening the intermediate part to the protective casing and a fastening means for fastening the intermediate part to the protective casing is a separate fastening means such as e.g. a screw.

21. The electronic price label according to claim 15, wherein the price label further comprises fastening means for fastening the intermediate part to the protective casing and a fastening means for fastening the intermediate part to the protective casing is arranged in the structure of the protective casing or in connection with it and/or in the structure of the intermediate part or in connection with it.

22. The electronic price label according to claim 1, wherein the first electrical connector part and the second electrical connector part, and/or the means for conducting current are at least partly spring-type, e.g. springs or a type of pogo pin, or they form a spring means.

23. The electronic price label according to claim 1, wherein the electronic price label further comprises a remotely readable identifier, such as e.g. an RFID identifier.

24. The electronic price label according to claim 23, wherein a remotely readable identifier is arranged in connection with the battery unit, e.g. in connection with the protective casing of the battery.

25. The electronic price label according to claim 1, wherein it further comprises a memory, which is adapted to retain information when the current is disconnected, e.g. EEPROM (Electronically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory) memory.

26. The electronic price label according to claim 1, wherein the first electrical connector part and the second electrical connector part that are fitted in connection with the electronic price label are adapted to conduct current from the connection poles of the battery to the circuit board and/or display of the electronic price label.

27. The electronic price label according to claim 1, wherein a solar cell is arranged in connection with the protective casing, by means of which the battery can be charged.

28. A battery unit for an electronic price label, wherein the battery unit comprises:

a battery,

a protective casing of the battery,

an intermediate part, and

a fastening means for fastening the electronic price label to a product.

30. The battery unit according to claim 28, wherein the battery, protective casing of the battery and intermediate part are fastened to each other in such a way that they form an essentially integral entity.

29. A battery unit for an electronic price label, wherein the battery unit further comprises:

means for conducting current from a connection pole or connection poles of the battery to the first electrical connector part and to the second electrical connector part of the electronic price label.