Solar electronic shelf label (amended)

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12562081-B2
Application number	US-202218834105-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 28, 2022
Priority date	Jan 28, 2022
Publication date	Feb 24, 2026
Grant date	Feb 24, 2026

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a solar electronic shelf label, including a rear shell, a front part of which is provided with a screen. A control panel is disposed between the rear shell and the screen, and a control signal output terminal of the control panel is connected to a control terminal of the screen. The rear shell is provided with a solar panel, and is formed with a wiring groove extended to an end face of the front part of the rear shell. A lead is arranged in the wiring groove, the solar panel is connected to the control panel through the lead, and the control panel is connected to the screen. The present disclosure solves the technical problem that the service life of the electronic shelf label is affected by the limited battery capacity.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A solar electronic shelf label, comprising a rear shell, a front part of which is provided with a screen, wherein a control panel is disposed between the rear shell and the screen, and a control signal output terminal of the control panel is connected to a control terminal of the screen; and
the rear shell is provided with a solar panel and is formed with a wiring groove extended to an end face of the front part of the rear shell, a lead is arranged in the wiring groove, the solar panel is connected to the control panel through the lead, and the control panel is connected to the screen.

2 . The solar electronic shelf label according to claim 1 , wherein the rear shell is a plate-shaped structure disposed in a vertical direction, an accommodating groove is formed in the front part of the rear shell, a front end face of the control panel is connected to a rear end face of the screen, and both the control panel and the screen are embedded in the accommodating groove in the vertical direction.

3 . The solar electronic shelf label according to claim 2 , wherein edges of the control panel are provided with a plurality of first clamping blocks, an inner wall of the accommodating groove is provided with first clamping grooves fitted with the first clamping blocks, and each of the first clamping blocks is clamped in the corresponding first clamping groove.

4 . The solar electronic shelf label according to claim 2 , further comprising a lens, which is disposed at the front part of the rear shell, wherein the control panel and the screen are interposed between the lens and the rear shell.

5 . The solar electronic shelf label according to claim 4 , wherein the front part of the rear shell is provided with a dispensing surface along an edge of the front part, and an edge of the lens is bonded to the dispensing surface.

6 . The solar electronic shelf label according to claim 4 , wherein the front end face of the control panel is provided with an indicator light, and the lens is provided with a display opening at a position opposite to the indicator light.

7 . The solar electronic shelf label according to claim 2 , wherein a mounting groove is provided on a top of the rear shell, a fixing table is formed in the mounting groove in a horizontal direction, the solar panel is embedded and fixed in the mounting groove, and a bottom surface of the solar panel is attached to a top surface of the fixing table.

8 . The solar electronic shelf label according to claim 7 , wherein the wiring groove is located in the mounting groove and disposed on two sides of the fixing table, and is extended from the top of the rear shell to the end face of the front part of the rear shell.

9 . The solar electronic shelf label according to claim 1 , wherein the lead is an enameled wire.

10 . The solar electronic shelf label according to claim 1 , further comprising an assembling piece, a rear end face of the rear shell is provided with a second clamping block and a third clamping block, the assembling piece is provided with a second clamping groove fitted with the second clamping block and a third clamping groove fitted with the third clamping block, the second clamping block is clamped with the second clamping groove, and the third clamping block is clamped with the third clamping groove; and
the assembling piece is further provided with a fourth clamping groove and an adhesive backing plate for fixing the assembling piece.

11 . The solar electronic shelf label according to claim 7 , wherein the lead is an enameled wire.

12 . The solar electronic shelf label according to claim 1 , wherein a mounting groove is provided on a top of the rear shell, a fixing table is formed in the mounting groove in a horizontal direction, the solar panel is embedded and fixed in the mounting groove, and a bottom surface of the solar panel is attached to a top surface of the fixing table.

13 . The solar electronic shelf label according to claim 12 , wherein the wiring groove is located in the mounting groove and disposed on two sides of the fixing table, and is extended from the top of the rear shell to the end face of the front part of the rear shell.

14 . The solar electronic shelf label according to claim 12 , wherein the mounting groove is provided on a top plate of the rear shell, and the top plate of the rear shell is inclined upward in a direction from the end face of the front part of the rear shell toward a rear end face of the rear shell.

15 . The solar electronic shelf label according to claim 14 , wherein the rear end face of the rear shell is disposed in a vertical direction, and the rear end face of the rear shell is provided with a second clamping block and a third clamping block; and
the top plate, the second clamping block, and the third clamping block are arranged at intervals in sequence from top to bottom along the vertical direction.

16 . The solar electronic shelf label according to claim 1 , wherein a top plate of the rear shell is provided with a mounting groove, and the solar panel is embedded and fixed in the mounting groove.

17 . The solar electronic shelf label according to claim 16 , wherein the top plate of the rear shell is inclined upward in a direction from the end face of the front part of the rear shell toward a rear end face of the rear shell.

18 . The solar electronic shelf label according to claim 16 , wherein the rear end face of the rear shell is disposed in a vertical direction, and the rear end face of the rear shell is provided with a second clamping block and a third clamping block; and
the top plate, the second clamping block, and the third clamping block are arranged at intervals in sequence from top to bottom along the vertical direction.

Assignees

• Hanshow Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhang Xiaofei
• Wang Linjiang
• Wang Yanwei
• Zhao Jianguo
• Hou Shiguo

Classifications

• G06K19/071

  the source being a field other than an interrogation field, e.g. WLAN, cellular phone network · CPC title

• G09F3/204

  specially adapted to be attached to a shelf or the like · CPC title

• G09F27/007

  Displays with power supply provided by solar cells or photocells · CPC title

• Y02E10/50

  Photovoltaic [PV] energy · CPC title

• G09F3/208 Primary

  Electronic labels, Labels integrating electronic displays · CPC title