SYSTEM FOR REFILLING DISPLAY UNITS WITH GOODS

摘要

PCT No. PCT/FR85/00232 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 29, 1986 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 29, 1986 PCT Filed Aug. 28, 1985 PCT Pub. No. WO86/01386 PCT Pub. Date Mar. 13, 1986.The replenishment quantity for each article on a sales display is determined from the measurement of the length lefton the peg, this measurement being performed by means of either: (a) a gun which comprises an ultrasonic emitting device and an ultrasonic receiving device, these being housed in slidably adjustable mounting bezels, an aiming arrangement consisting of a lamp, a reflecting chamber, a lens, a color imparting filter and reflective ducts, as well as a rear-mounted display and a front-mounted nose, the latter being provided with ducts, a reflective tube and a recessed hooking-on component; or (b) a portable marking indicia reader which reads marking indicia placed on the sales display itself. These devices are connected, via suitable interface to a microcomputer which computes the replenishment quantity based upon the product parameters associated with the particular product and the vacant space on the peg. This microcomputer is linked to a central processing unit, a printer, a mini-cassette reader and a telephone-type acoustic coupler.