WO2009144326A2

WO2009144326A2 - Scanning rail

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Publication number: WO2009144326A2
Application number: PCT/EP2009/056691
Authority: WO
Inventors: Philipp Hedderich; Peter Helm; Werner Helm
Original assignee: Logic Glas Gmbh
Priority date: 2008-05-30
Filing date: 2009-05-30
Publication date: 2009-12-03
Also published as: DE112009001248A5; WO2009144326A3; WO2009144327A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a scanning rail (2) for transmitting power on at least one and/or from at least one consumer (48, 50, 52) that can be mounted on the scanning rail (2) on the device side and/or for data communication with at least one data processing device (48, 50, 52) that can be mounted on the scanning rail (2) on the device side via at least one electrical contact point (44, 46) that is provided on the device side on the scanning rail (2), said scanning rail being mountable on a support material (8). The electrical contact point is connected to an electrical contact point (6) on the scanning rail (2) in an electrically conducting fashion, said electrical contact point forming, when the scanning rail is in the finally assembled position, an electrically conductive connection with at least one electrically conductive coating (10) of the support material (8) and/or with at least one electrically conductive film that is arranged on the support material (8), thereby allowing the transmission of power or data communication. The invention further relates to the use of the scanning rail (2) for retrofitting to a shelving system (92) and/or to a shelve configured as the support material (8). The invention furthermore relates to a securing device for fixing a scanning rail (2) that can be mounted on a support material (8).

Description

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The invention relates to a mountable to a carrier material

Scanner rail, where device-side consumer devices and / or data processing equipment can be connected. The invention further relates to a scanner rail with electrical contacts for producing a data connection to the power supply and / or current decrease in or from a current-conductive coated carrier material.

Scanner rails of conventional design are made of plastic and are usually clamped to the front of a substrate, usually a shelf, shelf or basket, hung or glued and used to information (eg prices, advertising, object description, etc.) to the on the To provide associated carrier material objects to provide and / or serve as a holder for this. Furthermore, they can also be used as a design element (e.g., end members, lighting fixtures, eye-catchers, advertising media, etc.). It is also possible to use electrical consumers (for example monochrome and / or multicolor lamps, display unit, etc.).

Held by such scanner rails price or

Advertising information carrier electrical design need for proper operation electrical energy and / or data. Such price or advertising information carriers have so far been supplied with electrical energy via cables which are connected to the price or advertising information carriers. Alternatively, batteries may be provided on the pricing or advertising information carriers to ensure the supply of electrical energy of the above products during the life cycle of the batteries. Both on the producer and on the buyer of the above mentioned products come by installing additional components such as cables, cable connections and arrangement of provided for the batteries mounts to the scanner rails and / or the price or Advertising information carriers comparatively high time and high cost. For a buyer of battery driven price or promotional information carriers, this adds expense by replacing used batteries with new batteries.

Also, the use of a quasi-wireless power supply of price or advertising information carriers by these provided solar cells, which must be irradiated at regular intervals or permanently from ambient light for charging rechargeable batteries or capacitors means significantly increased cost of financing the solar cells and the operation of the ambient light to generate electricity with the solar cells, as well as the renewal of low-performance rechargeable batteries, capacitors and / or other energy storage devices. In addition, there is the costly maintenance of the above system, which is due to contamination of the solar cell.

Also, the use of conventional scanner rails for data transmission from and / or to the price or advertising information carriers hitherto carried cable or wireless. The wired data transfer means for the producer and / or purchaser of the scanner rail the same amount of time and expense previously described and most likely additional overhead for the procurement and installation of data transmission cables. The alternative of wireless transmission of data leads to a comparatively high energy consumption through the operation of provided on the price or advertising information carriers data transmission and / or data receiving devices and to relatively high electrosmog.

In summary, the problem arises that the electrical consumers usually have to be supplied with power via cables and / or batteries. The data connection is usually wireless or wired. A supply or supply of power and / or data connection via cable requires that the carrier material and the scanner rail via passages and guides for the cables and electrical Connectors (eg plug, data, etc.) for connecting the electrical consumers or producers and / or data sources or sinks have. When supplying the electrical consumers via batteries, the problem is that they must be replaced from time to time.

Object of the present invention, it is thus one at a

Mounting substrate mountable scanner rail, a scanner rail for retrofitting a support material or a shelving system and a securing device for fixing a mountable on a substrate scanner rail to provide on the scanner rail device side mountable price or advertising information carrier durable, particularly reliable, energy efficient and environmentally friendly and can be supplied cheaply with electrical energy and / or data, electrical energy and / or data from the price or advertising information carriers on the scanner rail for transmission or further processing can be issued and the scanner rail can be particularly effectively protected against theft. The invention is further based on the object to provide the mounted on and / or in the scanner rail electrical loads with electricity or the electricity provided by the electric generator and to allow electrical equipment a data connection.

This object is achieved with respect to the scanner rail with the features of claim 1, with respect to the use of the scanner rail for retrofitting a shelving system or carrier material with the features of claim 23 and with respect to the securing device with the features of claim 26.

According to the invention, a scanner rail is provided, which is carrier-mounted on a carrier material and device side for holding at least one consumer device and / or a data processing device and both carrier side and device side each having at least one electrical contact point to electrical energy and / or data about the electrically conductive interconnected, carrier side and device side provided to provide electrical contact points. According to the invention, in the case of final assembly of the scanner rail, the electrical contact between the carrier-side electrical contact point and the carrier material which is electrically conductive for this case, at least one electrically conductive coating of the carrier material which is not electrically conductive in this case and / or at least one electrically conductive foil which is inserted in the in In this case, electrically non-conductive support material is provided, as well as the contact between the device-side electrical contact point and held on the scanner rail consumer device or data processing device is closed.

According to the invention, a retrofit kit for as

Support material formed shelf or a shelf system provided, for which a scanner rail is used for mounting on the substrate.

According to the invention also a securing device is mounted, which is provided for the fixation of a mountable on a support material scanner rail. For this purpose, the securing device has a pressure device, which presses the scanner rail in final assembly to the carrier material.

The scanner rail according to the invention provides in the final assembly the electrical consumers connected to it (eg light sources, display units, etc.) to the power fed on the power conductive coating or feeds the electricity, the electrical generators connected to them (eg batteries, solar cells, etc .) On the conductive coating of the carrier layer. Furthermore, the scanner rail according to the invention makes it possible to establish a data connection between the electrical devices connected to it, which act as data source and / or data sink, and the electrically conductive coated carrier material.

The invention has in particular the advantages that acting as a price and advertising information carrier consumer and / or data processing equipment by particularly simple, low-effort and Time-saving installation can be supplied to an example of a shelf system mountable and designed as a shelf carrier material with electrical energy and / or data, without the need for an additional installation of electrical cables and / or devices for wireless transmission. According to the invention, electrical energy and / or data can be emitted from the consumer or data processing devices via the scanner rail or in the final assembled state via the scanner rail and the carrier material to current consumers or data receivers placed elsewhere. In addition, a reliable continuous operation for the electrical power supply and / or data transmission can be ensured with the scanner rail according to the invention, which also requires no maintenance.

Furthermore, the scanner rail according to the invention can be used without problems as a retrofit kit and, for example, mounted on a shelf designed as a support shelf of a shelving system.

With the securing device according to the invention can also be ensured that the scanner rail remains permanently mounted on the substrate and the electrical contact between the scanner rail and the substrate remains closed. The security device serves as theft protection for the scanner rail.

If the carrier material itself is not formed electrically conductive or another material for the transmission of electrical energy and data is to be used, then the carrier material is such that it is provided with an electrically conductive coating. In this ström conductive coating of the carrier material at some point power and / or data is fed or removed from the coating. Thus, when fastening the scanner rail according to the invention to the carrier material, the electrical contacts produce an electrical connection with the conductive conductive coating (s) of the carrier material.

Furthermore, it is advantageous that by means of the current over the electrical contacts of the leit coated carrier material removed stream on the scanner rail according to the invention mounted electric consumers, consumer devices or data processing equipment are supplied or provided by electrical generators power can also be fed via the electrical contacts in the conductive coated carrier material. In addition, the electrical contacts data signals can be removed from the current-conductive coatings or fed into this. Thus, it is advantageous that a data connection between the, on or in the scanner rail according to the invention mounted electrical devices that can act as a data source and / or data sink, and the current-conductive coated carrier material is given.

Advantageous and expedient developments of the invention are disclosed in the subclaims.

Conveniently, the carrier-side electrical contact point is provided on the scanner rail that at the same time an electrical contact between the carrier material or the coating on the substrate and the carrier-side electrical contact point to form the electrically conductive connection is closed by mounting the scanner rail. This serves for particularly rapid installation or final assembly of the scanner rail on the carrier material on the one hand with regard to the formation of the mechanical contact closure and on the other hand, in particular with regard to the formation of the electrical contact.

For example, to operate consumer and / or data processing equipment with comparatively high energy consumption on the scanner rail, it is advantageous to dimension the carrier-side electrical contact point in a suitable manner. The dimensioning of the carrier-side electrical contact point for consumers or data processing equipment with comparatively high energy consumption is expediently designed such that the contact point has one or more contact strips, which are arranged according to an advantageous embodiment in the longitudinal direction and / or in the transverse direction to the scanner rail on this or expediently in these are integrated. In order to secure the supply of comparatively large power consumers with electrical energy, it is expedient to realize the carrier-side electrical contact point as multiple contact strips, which are provided in the transverse direction to the scanner rail and expediently aligned parallel to each other on the scanner rail. When mounting the scanner rail, the finger-like contact strips are pushed onto the carrier material to form a contact surface suitable for the purpose mentioned for sufficient electrical energy supply. According to an advantageous embodiment, the carrier-side electrical contact points are convex so that they contribute to the final assembly of the scanner rail to form a clamping connection between the scanner rail and the substrate or reinforce this.

Conveniently, the one or more electrical

Contact points, which are provided on the scanner rail device side and are used to connect the consumer or data processing equipment, as the carrier side electrical contact dimensioned.

If the scanner rail is used for example in a shelving system, it is expedient to provide on the scanner rail one or more consumer device (s), which are formed as a light source and / or lighting means to illuminate the environment of the scanner rail. Thus, it is particularly easy to illuminate objects which are placed on the carrier material, on which the scanner rail is mounted. Also, objects provided under said substrate and as shelves in the shelving system can be illuminated in this way. Expediently, a consumer device designed as a light source also serves as a backlight of objects that can be mounted on the scanner rail, for example advertising and / or price information carriers.

To protect the consumer device designed as a light source from external influences, this is expediently integrated in the scanner rail and / or spaced apart from other consumer-mounted or data-processing devices that can be mounted on the scanner rail intended.

According to an advantageous embodiment, arranged on the scanner rail and acting as a light source consumer device is protected by a provided on the scanner rail transparent material that covers the consumer device.

In an expedient development, the consumer device functioning as a light source, in order to achieve a uniform illumination of the surroundings and / or backlight, and / or the consumer and / or data processing device for displaying price or advertising information as LED, OLED , LCD, VFD display and / or light strip formed. It is also expedient to form the light source acting as a consumer device as an LED strip, which has one or more light-emitting diodes and is arranged in an expedient development in the longitudinal direction of the scanner rail at this.

In an expedient development, the scanner rail on one or more device-side recordings for mounting one or more consumer or data processing device (consumer or data processing equipment) on. For particularly reliable and permanent mounting of the consumer or data processing devices, the receptacles are expediently configured like jaws and / or T-pieces, provided on the scanner rail spaced from each other and aligned to this, that a consumer or data processing device by simply inserting, postponing or clipping into the mouth-like or T-shaped recordings can be mounted on the scanner rail. According to an advantageous embodiment, the recordings in the longitudinal direction and / or transverse direction of the scanner rail are designed as connecting pieces in the manner of a tongue or groove, whereby consumer or data processing equipment with corresponding terminal counterparts by forming a tongue and groove connection to the scanner rail can be mounted.

According to an advantageous embodiment, the device-side electrical

Contact point in the immediate vicinity of the appropriate recording for Consumer or data processing equipment provided on the scanner rail. Conveniently, the device-side electrical contact point is integrated directly into a wall bounding the receptacle in the scanner rail and / or arranged on this. This ensures that the respective consumer or data processing device at the same time closes an electrical contact with the device-side electrical contact point provided on the receptacle when mounted on the scanner rail for mechanical contact closure.

In order to produce a particularly durable, safe, backlash-free and fixed mounting of the consumer or data processing device on the scanner rail, it is expedient that connection or connection counterparts on the scanner rail or the Verbrauchererbzw. Data processing device in the manner of a clamp connection, press connection, plug connection and / or an adhesive connection cooperate. The same applies to the mounting or mounting of the scanner rail on the carrier material, including carrier side of the scanner rail expediently a receptacle for the carrier material is provided. According to an advantageous embodiment, the receptacle is formed mouth-like, wherein the carrier material is introduced during assembly of the scanner rail. In order to prevent the scanner rail from slipping off the carrier material, the scanner rail is expediently held together via the carrier-side receptacle with the carrier material in the manner of a clamping connection, press connection, plug connection and / or an adhesive connection.

To the device-side recording against contamination by

Protecting external influences, a cover is expediently provided, which is designed as a connection counterpart and cooperates with the receptacle for the formation of a mechanical contact closure.

In order to illuminate the cover or the consumer or data processing device, the device-side receptacle is expediently translucent, designed in the manner of a frosted glass and / or provided with dyes or colored material. For particularly safe, reliable and durable

Mounting the scanner rail on the carrier material are provided on the carrier side receiving the scanner rail, conveniently on a carrier side recording limiting and parallel to an insertion of the substrate arranged wall one or more barb arrangements on the scanner rail and advantageously arranged and dimensioned on the wall such that the barb arrangement cooperates with the carrier material against the insertion direction, so that the scanner rail can not slip off the carrier material. As an alternative to the barb arrangement, a protuberance can also be provided on the wall of the receptacle.

In order to additionally protect the scanner rail in final assembly from slipping off of the carrier material or against theft and for fixing the scanner rail on the carrier material, the scanner rail expediently has a pressure device. The pressure device is expediently arranged on the scanner rail and, according to an expedient development following a carrier-side receptacle defining and arranged parallel to an insertion wall on the scanner rail, so that the wall can be pressed by means of the pressure device against the substrate and / or a cutout is provided in the wall, whereby the pressure device is guided so as to cooperate directly with the carrier material.

Conveniently, the pressure device comprises one or more locking pins, whereby the contact pressure of the wall can be adjusted to the inserted into the receptacle substrate or the contact pressure of the pressure device on the substrate itself by moving the locking pins in the pressing direction.

According to an advantageous embodiment, the locking pins each have adjusting screws, which are rotatably arranged in the locking pin and whereby the contact pressure of the pressure device or the locking pin can be adjusted to the wall or the carrier material. Conveniently, the locking pin is in addition to Adjusting screw so acted upon by a compression spring slidably provided in the scanner rail, that the locking pin is pressed by the spring pressure compression spring in the direction of the carrier material.

Conveniently, the pressure device comprises several

Locking pins, which are arranged on opposite sides of the carrier-side receptacle in the scanner rail.

In order to guarantee a uniform contact pressure and secure mounting of the pressure device in the scanner rail, guide rails are provided parallel to the safety pins, where along the pressure device or locking pins are displaceable.

In order to implement the contact pressure generated by the locking pin, the adjusting screw or the compression spring on the carrier material particularly effective, the pressing device expediently has a pressure plate acted upon by this. As a result, the connection between the scanner rail and the carrier material in final assembly can be permanently fixed and the scanner rail can be protected against theft.

In order to achieve a particularly secure electrical contact closure between the wearer-side contact point on the scanner rail and the carrier material or the coating of the carrier material, the carrier-side electrical contact point is conveniently located directly on the pressure plate of the pressure device on an aligned in the direction of the substrate side of Pressure plate arranged.

In order to be able to displace the scanner rail flexibly, for example during a conversion of a shelving system in which the scanner rail is used, the scanner rail is expediently detachably mounted on the carrier material. The scanner rail is expediently provided with electrical contacts, by means of which it is releasably or permanently attached to the carrier material.

According to an advantageous embodiment, the scanner rail is formed with contacts for the removal and / or feeding of, guided on the current-conductive coatings of the carrier material stream. Expediently, the scanner rail comprises contacts for the removal and / or feeding of electronic data guided on the conductive coatings of the carrier material.

Conveniently, the scanner rail can be attached by attaching the electrical contacts to the substrate.

According to an expedient development, the contacts pass through

Attaching the scanner rail on the carrier material with the strom on the carrier material leit leitfähigen coatings an electrically conductive connection ago, wherein the contacts are releasably or permanently connected to the ström leitfähig coated carrier material.

According to an advantageous embodiment, attached to the scanner rail and / or integrated into the scanner rail bulbs or other electrical consumers are operated via the current removed by the contacts of the current-conductive coatings of the substrate.

In an expedient refinement, electrical devices attached to the scanner rail and / or electrical devices integrated into the scanner rail can establish a data connection with the electrically conductive coatings of the carrier material via the electrical contacts, thereby enabling an exchange of electrical data.

[0046] According to an advantageous embodiment of the scanner rail with electrical

Contacts and releasable connection to the current-conductive coating of the carrier material, the contacts are created so that the contact pressure of the contacts to the substrate ensures a secure hold of the scanner rail on the substrate and a continuous electrical contact with the current-conductive coatings.

Conveniently, the electrical contacts of the scanner rail are not designed over the entire length of the carrier material.

In a retrofit kit for a shelf system and / or designed as a support shelf material scanner rail is expediently mounted together with a current-conducting film on the substrate, wherein the to be transmitted from and to the scanner rail electrical energy and data by means of the current-conducting Slide to a power load or a data receiver or from a

Power source or a data source to be transferred, which are provided elsewhere. According to an advantageous embodiment, the scanner rail serves as

Bus subscriber (node) in a bus system, the role of the

Scanner rail in the bus system can be both active (active node) and passive (passive node). Hereinafter, embodiments of the invention with reference to a

Drawing explained in more detail. FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of a cross section through one. FIG

Scanner rail with electrical contacts for mounting or

Mounting on a Support Material Coated with Conductive Conductivity on Both Sides, [0052] FIG. 2 shows a schematic representation of a cross section through the

Scanner rail according to FIG. 1, which is releasably or non-detachably connected to the electrically conductive coated carrier material or in

Final assembly, Fig. 3A in side view a cross section through a scanner rail with carrier on a receptacle for a carrier material on the

[0054] FIG. 3B shows a side view of a cross section through the scanning rail according to FIG

Fig. 3A, Fig. 4A in side view a cross section through a scanner rail in

Final Assembly on a Support Material, FIG. 4B shows a side view of a cross section through a scanner rail in FIG

Final assembly to a carrier material with device-side connected

Consumer or data processing equipment, Fig. 4C in side view a cross-section through a at a

Carrier material final mounted scanner rail with device side

FIG. 4D shows a front view of a detail of a scanner rail, on the device side of which a consumer or data processing device is attached to a receiver

FIG. 4E shows a side view of a cross section through the scanner rail. FIG according to FIG. 4D along a section line E-E ',

4F in fronansicht a section of a scanner rail, on the front side of a consumer or data processing device is mounted,

4G shows a side view of a cross-section through the scanner rail according to FIG. 4F along a section line G-G ', [0061] FIG.

FIG. 4H is a schematic representation of a cross section through a scanner rail mounted on a carrier material with an electrical consumer and / or producer device mounted thereon. FIG.

4I shows a side view of a cross section through the scanner rail in pre-assembly with a device-side mounted on this LCD display of FIG. 4E,

FIG. 4K shows a perspective view of a scanner rail finally mounted on a carrier material with a LCD display mounted on the device side as well as advertising information carriers mounted on the device side, FIG.

4M shows a perspective view of the scanner rail according to FIG. 4K in final assembly on a carrier material which is mounted on beam racks of a rack system, FIG.

Fig. 5A shows a schematic representation of a cross section through a scanner rail in final assembly on a support material, wherein the scanner rail formed as a light source or light source consumer devices for illumination or illumination of the scanner rail, the carrier material, optionally on the substrate befindlicher objects and the under Having the carrier material space,

5B shows a side view of a cross section through a scanner rail in final assembly on a carrier material, wherein the scanner rail designed as a light source or light source consumer devices for illuminating or illuminating the scanner rail, the carrier material, optionally on the substrate befindlicher objects and the under Having carrier material space,

Fig. 5C is a perspective view of a scanner rail in pre-assembly with a arranged in the scanner rail, as Light source acting consumer device, which is designed as an LED strip with multiple LEDs, and

6 shows a side view of a cross section through a scanner rail finally mounted on a carrier material with a pressure device.

Corresponding parts are provided in all figures with the same reference numerals.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic representation of a cross section through a scanner rail 2 with a device side 4 of the scanner rail 2 at this arranged electrical contacts or electrical contact points 6 of the scanner rail 2 on a substrate 8, which, as in the present embodiment is not electrically having conductive, electrically conductive or electrically conductive coatings 10 on opposite surfaces of the carrier material 8.

FIG. 2 shows the scanner rail 2 according to FIG. 1 in final assembly on the carrier material 8. The electrical contact points 6 arranged on the carrier side 4 of the scanner rail 2 on the one hand serve for producing an electrically conductive connection between the scanner rail 2 and the carrier material 8 over the provided on the substrate 8 coatings 10. The electrical contact is thus closed between the electrical contact pads 6 and the electrically conductive coatings 10. On the other hand, the electrical contact points 6 on the support side 4 of the scanner rail 2 for mounting the scanner rail 2 on the substrate 8, wherein the spaced apart at 12 spaced electrical contact points 6 by attaching the scanner rail 2 on the substrate 8 with the respective coated surfaces of the substrate 8 after Type of a clamp connection interact.

Such a clamp connection or the mounting arrangement of

Scanner rail 2 on the carrier material 8 may be formed detachable or non-detachable. If the scanner rail 2 is permanently mounted on the carrier material 8, then the electrical contact points 6 are at least partially connected to the electrically conductive coatings 10 on the carrier material 8 glued (not shown in Fig. 2). However, the bond is dimensioned such that a sufficient electrical contact between the electrical contact points 6 and the electrically conductive coatings 10 remains. Alternatively, the bond is formed with an electrically conductive adhesive.

3A shows a side view of a cross-section through a preassembled scanner rail 2, which has on a support side 4 a receptacle 14 for a carrier material not shown in FIG. 3A and separate receptacle-side electrical contact points 6 from the receptacle 14. The carrier-side electrical contact points 6 are provided in the embodiment of Fig. 3A similar to the embodiment of Figs. 1 and 2 opposite each other on the receptacle 14 and act mainly for establishing an electrical contact between the scanner rail 2 and the carrier material not shown in Fig. 3A , In addition, the triangular-shaped electrical contact points 6 shown in the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 3A also act as mechanical contact terminals in the final assembly of the scanner rail 2 because they form a clamping connection between the scanner rail 2 and one not shown in FIG. 3A due to their triangular design Reinforcing carrier material. To further improve the mechanical contact closure and the electrical contact between the scanner rail 2 and the carrier material, not shown, the electrical contact points 6 could also be formed convexly aligned with the carrier material, not shown.

On one side of the device 16, the scanner rail 2 has two

Recordings 18, 20, which are designed to carry or hold consumer and / or data processing equipment as well as price and / or advertising information carriers. In the embodiment of Fig. 3A in the receptacles 18, 20 a price or advertising information carrier 22 is introduced, which in the present embodiment comprises two separate and spaced plates 24, 26, between which price tags or the like are introduced can.

Between the transparent plates 24, 26 arranged price tags are illuminated by a device in the scanner rail 2 on the device side and in the present case designed as LEDs light source 28 background. For this purpose, the light source 28 with respect to the plates 24, 26 is arranged centrally and at a sufficient distance from the plates 24, 26 in the scanner rail 2 in a device provided on the scanner rail device-side receptacle 30.

The scanner rail 2 has a further device-side receptacle 34 and on one of the upper side 32 facing away from the bottom 36 a further device-side receptacle 38 on a in final assembly and normal use of the scanner rail 2 usually upside 32, in which further price or Advertising information carrier can be placed on the scanner rail 2.

Fig. 3B shows the scanner rail 2 according to the embodiment of Fig. 3A, but without a light source. In contrast to the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 3A, pricing or advertising information carriers 39 are introduced in the receptacles 34 and 38 on the upper side 32 and on the underside 36 of the scanner rail 2 shown in FIG. 3B, respectively. In the large and remote from the scanner rail 2 brackets of the price or advertising information carrier 39 price tags can be introduced, whereas the price or advertising information carrier 39 with relatively small and the scanner rail 2 facing clips in the receptacles 34, 38 of the scanner rail 2 clipped and / or in or against a longitudinal direction 41 of the scanner rail 2 in the receptacles 34, 38 are introduced.

Fig. 4A shows in side view a cross section through a

Scanner rail 2 in final assembly with an inserted into a carrier-side receptacle 14 substrate 8. In contrast to the embodiment of Fig. 3B with only mechanically trained device-side recordings, the scanner rail 2 in the embodiment of Fig. 4A at its top 32 and at its Bottom 36 each formed as a T-piece receptacle 40, 42, which is provided with a respective device-side electrical contact point 44, 46.

FIG. 4B shows a side view of a cross section through the scanner rail 2 according to FIG. 4A. On the scanner rail 2 shown in FIG. 4B, three consumer or data processing devices 48, 50, 52 designed as a price or advertising information carrier are mounted on the device side. The consumer or data processing devices 48, 50, 52 have at their the scanner rail 2 facing ends 54, 56, 58 each have a connection counterpart 60, 62, 64, which with the corresponding provided on the scanner rail 2 receptacle 18, 20, 40, 42 for mechanical support of the respective consumer or data processing device 48, 50, 52 cooperates.

FIG. 4C shows a side view of a cross section through the scanner rail 2 according to FIG. 4B with similar consumer or data processing devices 48, 52 mounted on the receptacles 40, 42. In contrast to the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 4B, in FIG 4C, the device-side electrical contact points 44, 46 on the device-side receptacles 40, 42 of the scanner rail 2 clearly visible. The device-side electrical contact points 44, 46 close 52 electrical contacts with not shown separately in Fig. 4C electrical contact points of the consumer or data processing equipment 48 ,. The device-side contact points 44, 46 are each electrically connected to carrier-side contact points (not shown in FIG. 4C).

To protect the mechanical and electrical contact closure at the receptacles 40, 42 are on the terminal counterparts 60, 64 of the consumer or data processing equipment 48 and 52 protruding caps 66, 68 are provided. These caps 66, 68 projecting on the connection counterparts 60, 64 not only cover the receptacles 40, 42 but also the recesses 70, 72 which are concave for the receivers 40, 42 on the scanner rail 2.

FIG. 4D shows a front view of a detail of a scanner rail 2 with one on the underside 36 of the scanner rail 2 in a receptacle 42 mounted consumer or computing device 52.

FIG. 4E shows a side view of a cross section through the scanner rail 2 according to FIG. 4D along a section line E-E '.

The exemplary embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 4F and 4G shows in FIG

Front view of the scanner rail 2 of FIG. 4D with the difference that on the embodiment shown in Fig. 4F a Verbrauchererbzw. Data processing device 50 is mounted on the front side 51 of the scanner rail 2.

The detail shown in the embodiment of Fig. 4F

Scanner rail 2 comprises at its longitudinal end 74 a cap 76, which is plugged onto the latter for protecting the lateral longitudinal openings of the scanner rail 2 shown in FIG. 4G.

Similar to FIG. 4E, similar to FIG. 4E, a side view of a cross section through the scanner rail 2 along a section line GG 'of the scanner rail 2 shown in FIG. 4F. Since no consumer resp Data processing devices are provided, which are formed as T-pieces receptacles 40, 42 with covers 77, 79 which cooperate with the receptacles 40, 42 as well as the connection counterparts shown in the embodiment of Fig. 4C. For illuminating the covers 77, 79, which are designed, for example, in the manner of a frosted glass and / or provided with dyes or colored material, with the light source 28, the receptacles 40, 42 are designed to be translucent.

In the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 4H, the scanner rail 2 is shown schematically on the carrier material 8 via the electrical contact points 6 and the coatings 10 in final assembly. Furthermore, an electrical consumer and / or generator or a consumer or data processing device 50 is mounted on the scanner rail 2 on a front side 51 of the scanner rail 2 in accordance with the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 4F. In this case, the electrical load or generator 50 via not shown in FIG. 4H device-side electrical contact points, which with the electrical contact points 6 on the Support side 4 of the scanner rail 2 are electrically conductively connected, supplied with power and / or electrical data or power and / or electrical data fed into the device-side electrical contact points not shown in Fig. 4H. Furthermore, the current and / or the electrical data is supplied via the electrically conductive or electrically conductive coatings 10 of the carrier material 8 to a current load or a data receiver and / or provided by a current source or a data sink (not shown in FIG. 4H). ,

In the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 4I, a cross-section through a scanner rail 2 is shown in side view, on which a consumer or data processing device 50 designed as an LCD display is mounted in the receptacles 18, 20 on the front side 51. For holding the designed as an LCD display consumer or data processing device 50 in the receptacles 18, 20 of the scanner rail 2, the consumer or data processing device 50 in the receptacles 18, 20 engaging fingers 80, 82 on. In the embodiment of FIG. 4I, however, the device-side electrical contact points for supplying energy or for supplying data of the consumer or data processing device 50 in the form of an LCD display are not shown.

The embodiment shown in Fig. 4K corresponds to that shown in Fig. 4I, wherein the scanner rail 2 shown in Fig. 4K, which holds on the front side 51 designed as a LCD consumer or data processing device 50, finally mounted on the substrate 8 is. In addition, price and advertising information carriers 39 are mounted on the scanner rail 2 shown in the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 4K in the respective receivers 34, 38 on the upper side 32 and on the underside 36.

For reliable transmission of electrical energy and / or data via the carrier material 8 or via the coatings 10 of the carrier material 8, the carrier material 8 additionally has an electrically conductive coating or film 86 at one end 84, wherein the end 84 of the carrier material 8 a for the assembly of Scanner rail 2 provided end 88 facing away from the carrier material 8. With the additional film 86 electrically connected at the end 84 of the carrier material 8, a reliable supply of electrical energy and data on the coating 10 of the carrier material 8 along an entire length 90 of the scanner rail 2 provided with the end 88 of the carrier material. 8 guaranteed.

The embodiment shown in FIG. 4M corresponds to FIG

Embodiment of Fig. 4K, wherein according to FIG. 4M mounted on the substrate 8 scanner rail 2 is provided in a shelving system 92 with shelf back 94 and beam racks 98.

FIG. 5A schematically shows the one already shown in FIG. 2

Embodiment with a cross section through the scanner rail 2 in final assembly to the substrate 8. In this case, the scanner rail 2 is mounted on the carrier side electrical contact points 6 on the substrate 8, which are in electrically conductive connection with the coatings 10 of the substrate 8.

In the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 5A, in addition to the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the scanner rail 2 comprises single-colored or multi-colored light sources or light sources 100, 102, 104 which are connected to the one of the electrical contacts or carrier side electrical contact points 6 supplied power or electrical energy to be supplied. Exemplary for the use of electrical consumers in the form of bulbs on the scanner rail 2 are the one and / or multi-colored bulbs 100, 102, 104 shown in FIG. 5A for illuminating and / or illuminating the scanner rail 2, the carrier material 8 and / or of the space 106 under the substrate.

In Fig. 5B is a detailed side view of a cross section through the

Scanner rail 2 in final assembly according to the embodiment shown in Fig. 5A. In order to illuminate the region 106 below the carrier material 8 and a region 108 above the carrier material 8, as well as to illuminate objects located on the carrier material 8, are on the scanner rail arranged as a light sources or bulbs 110, 112, 114, 115 device-side consumer. The lighting means 110, 112, 114, 115 are formed in the embodiment shown as LEDs and / or OLEDs and arranged in the scanner rail 2 in receptacles 116, 118, 120, 121 and aligned in the direction of the space to be illuminated or the objects to be illuminated , To protect against dirt, the bulbs 110, 112, 114, 115 are covered with transparent covers 122, 124 on the scanner rail 2, which are designed to pass the light generated by the bulbs 110, 112, 114, 115. For particularly simple assembly and disassembly of the lamps 110, 112, 114, 115, these are each placed on a strip 125, 126, 127, 128, which is inserted into the corresponding receptacle 116, 118, 120, 121 and slidably mounted in this , In addition to the lighting means 110, 112, 114, the lighting means 28 is provided in the scanner rail 2 on the front side 51, which in the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 5B is placed in the scanner rail 2 in accordance with the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 3A. In the embodiment shown in Fig. 5B are for illuminating the Verbrauchererbzw. Data processing devices 48, 52 which are formed in the present embodiment as Preisfahnenträger and / or electronic price tags, the T-piece shaped receptacles 40, 42, with these cooperating port counterparts 60, 64 and the respective neck 129, 131 of the consumer or Data processing devices 48, 52 designed to be translucent. As a result, for example, arranged in the price flag carriers price tags can be illuminated. For a different, in particular colored illumination of the consumer or data processing devices 48, 52, the receptacles 40, 42, the connection counterparts 60, 64 and / or the respective neck 129, 131 of the consumer or data processing equipment 48, 52 at least partially according to Art a frosted glass formed and / or be provided with dyes or colored material. The illuminant 28 shown in the embodiment of FIG. 5B can also be seen in the embodiment of FIG. 5C, wherein the scanner rail 2 according to FIG. 5B is shown in a perspective view. In FIG. 5C, the light-emitting means 28 embodied as an LED strip can be clearly seen, which extends along the front side 51 in the longitudinal direction 126 of the scanner rail 2.

Fig. 6 shows a side view of a cross section through a scanner rail 2 in final assembly on the substrate 8 with electrically conductive coatings 10. For particularly reliable fixation of the scanner rail 2 on the substrate 8 and as anti-theft device, the scanner rail 2 comprises a pressure device 130. The pressure device 130 includes two with respect to the receptacle 14 opposite each other and arranged in the scanner rail 2 locking pins 132, 134, which arranged on these pressure plates 136, 138 can be applied to reinforce the clamping or press connection 140 between the scanner rail 2 and the substrate 8 , The pressure device 130 is configured in such a way that the pressure plates 136, 138 either directly with the carrier material or the coatings 10 of the substrate 8 and / or with each one of the carrier-side receptacle 14 limiting and parallel to an insertion 142 of the substrate 8 arranged wall 144th , 145 cooperate for pressing the same to the support material 8.

The pressure plates 136, 138 are guided along guide rails 150, 152 provided on the pressure device 130 and oriented parallel to pressure directions 146, 148, and cooperate therewith in the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 6 via sliding guides 154, 156. To displace the pressure plates 136, 138, the locking pins 132, 134 are acted upon by adjusting screws 158, 160 and / or by means of compression springs 162, 164.

Claims

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1. to a carrier material (8) mountable scanner rail (2) for transmitting electrical energy to at least one and / or at least one on the scanner rail (2) device side mountable consumer device (48, 50, 52) and / or for data communication with at least a data processing device (48, 50, 52) which can be mounted on the scanner rail (2) via at least one electrical contact point (44, 46) provided on the scanner rail (2) on the device side, which is electrically conductive with a carrier side on the scanner rail (2) , electrical contact point (6) is connected to the support material (8), with at least one electrically conductive coating (10) of the carrier material (8) and / or with at least one electrically conductive film, which on the carrier material at endmontierter scanner rail (2) (8) is provided, forms an electrically conductive connection, via which electrical energy transferable or Datenkommunikat ion is feasible.

2. Scanner rail according to claim 1, characterized in that the carrier-side electrical contact point (6) is provided on the scanner rail (2) that by mounting the scanner rail (2) on the carrier material (8) at the same time an electrical contact between the carrier material (8 ), the coating (10) of the carrier material (8) or the electrically conductive foil and the carrier-side electrical contact point (6) to form the electrically conductive connection is closed.

3. scanner rail according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the carrier-side electrical contact point (6) has one or more contact strips which are integrated in the longitudinal direction and / or in the transverse direction to the scanner rail (2) in this and / or arranged on this.

4. scanner rail according to claim 3, characterized in that a plurality of the contact strips in the transverse direction to the scanner rail (2) and in parallel alignment spaced from each other on the scanner rail (2) are arranged.

5. scanner rail according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized by a light source designed as a consumer device (28, 100, 102, 104, 110, 112, 114) for illuminating the environment of the scanner rail (2) and / or as Backlight of objects that can be mounted on the scanner rail (2), in particular advertising and / or price information signs, wherein the consumer device (28, 100, 102, 104, 110, 112, 114) designed as a light source can be integrated in the scanner rail (2) and / or is separately fastened to this.

6. scanner rail according to claim 5, characterized in that the light source is designed as an LED strip with one or more light-emitting diodes, which in the longitudinal direction of the scanner rail (2) is arranged thereon.

7. scanner rail according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the light source with a on the scanner rail (2) arranged and / or in this integrated transparent material (122, 124) is covered.

8. Scanner rail according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized by at least one device-side receptacle (18, 20, 34, 38, 40, 42) for mounting a consumer device (48, 50, 52) or data processing device (48, 50, 52 ).

9. scanner rail according to claim 8, characterized in that the device-side electrical contact point (44, 46) on such a device-side receptacle (40, 42) limiting wall in the scanner rail (2) integrated and / or arranged on this, that at Assembly of the consumer device (48, 52) and / or data processing device (48, 52) on the scanner rail (2) at the same time the electrical contact between the consumer device (48, 52) or data processing device (48, 52) and the device-side electrical contact point (44 , 46) is closed.

10. A scanner rail according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that for mounting the consumer device (48, 52) and / or data processing device (48, 52) on the scanner rail (2) the device-side receptacle (18, 20, 40, 42) as Connection piece or connection counterpart to a consumer device (48, 52) or data processing device (48, 52) formed connecting piece or connection counterpart (60, 62, 64) is formed to this with the manner of a clamp connection, press connection, plug connection and / or an adhesive joint.

11. scanner rail according to one of claims 8 to 10, characterized in that the device-side receptacle (18, 20, 40, 42) designed as a connection piece interacts with a cover (77, 79) designed as a connection counterpart to protect the receptacle (18, 20, 40, 42) against external influences.

12. Scanning rail according to one of claims 8 to 11, characterized in that the device-side receptacle (18, 20, 40, 42) translucent and / or formed like a frosted glass and / or colored.

13. Scanning rail according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterized by at least one carrier-side receptacle (14), which is preferably configured like a mouth and with the carrier material (8) by introducing the same in the carrier-side receptacle (6) of the scanner rail (2) according to Art a clamping connection, press connection, plug connection and / or an adhesive connection cooperates.

14. A scanner rail according to claim 13, characterized in that on a carrier-side receptacle (14) delimiting and parallel to an insertion (142) arranged wall (144, 145) at least one barb arrangement and / or at least one protuberance on the scanner rail (2). is provided, wherein the barb arrangement or the protuberance cooperates with the inserted into the receptacle (2) in final assembly carrier material (8) against the insertion direction (142).

15. Scanner rail according to one of claims 1 to 14, characterized by a pressure device (130) which is arranged for fixing the scanner rail (2) on the carrier material (8) on the scanner rail (2) and / or following a carrier-side recording (14) for the carrier material (8) limiting and parallel to an insertion direction (142) of the carrier material (8) arranged wall (144, 145) on the scanner rail (2) is arranged.

16. A scanner rail according to claim 15, characterized in that the pressure device (130) one or more locking pins (132, 134) which for adjusting a contact pressure on the in the receptacle (14) inserted carrier material (8) in the pressing direction (146, 148) are arranged displaceably on the scanner rail (2).

17. A scanner rail according to claim 16, characterized in that the plurality of locking pins (132, 134) in each case adjacent to the carrier-side receptacle (14) limiting and parallel arranged to the insertion direction (142) walls (144, 145) of the receptacle (14) on the scanner rail (2) are arranged.

18. A scanner rail according to claim 16 or 17, characterized in that the respective locking pin (132, 134) for adjusting the contact pressure by means of at least one locking pin (132, 134) arranged adjusting screw (158, 160) can be moved and / or acted upon like a spring is.

19. A scanner rail according to one of claims 15 to 18, characterized in that the pressure device (130) parallel to the pressing direction (146, 148) at least one guide rail (150, 152) which is arranged on the scanner rail (2).

20. Scanning rail according to one of claims 15 to 19, characterized in that the pressure device (130) has at least one pressure plate (136, 138) acted upon by this, which is provided on the scanner rail (2) to the connection between the scanner rail ( 2) and the carrier material (8) to fix in final assembly.

21. A scanner rail according to claim 20, characterized in that the carrier-side electrical contact point (6) in the direction of the carrier material (8) on the pressure plate (136, 138) is arranged.

22. A scanner rail according to claim 1 to 21, characterized in that the consumer device (48, 50, 52) and / or the data processing device (48, 50, 52) releasably or permanently on the device side of the scanner rail (2) can be mounted.

23. Use of the scanner rail (2) according to one of claims 1 to 22 for retrofitting as a carrier material (8) formed shelf and / or a shelving system (92).

24. Use of the scanner rail (2) according to claim 23, characterized in that the scanner rail (2) with the carrier material (8), which is electrically conductive, with at least one electrically conductive coating (10), which on the carrier material (8) can be, and / or with an electrically conductive film, which can be attached to the substrate (8), electrically conductively connected to electrical energy and / or data on the carrier material (8), the Coating (10) or the electrically conductive foil from and / or to a power source, current load, data source and / or a data receiver in or in the vicinity of the shelving system (92) to transmit.

25. Use of the scanner rail (2) according to claim 24, characterized in that an insulation is provided between the electrically conductive coating (10) or the electrically conductive film and the carrier material (8).

26. Securing device for fixing a carrier rail (8) mountable scanner rail (2), characterized by a pressure device (130) according to any one of claims 15 to 21.