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EP1541064B1
EP1541064B1 EP03028060A EP03028060A EP1541064B1 EP 1541064 B1 EP1541064 B1 EP 1541064B1 EP 03028060 A EP03028060 A EP 03028060A EP 03028060 A EP03028060 A EP 03028060A EP 1541064 B1 EP1541064 B1 EP 1541064B1
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    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
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    • A47F1/126—Racks or containers with arrangements for dispensing articles, e.g. by means of gravity or springs dispensing from the side of an approximately horizontal stack with an article-pushing device the pushing device being urged by spring means

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A retail presentation unit has a shelf with a series of identical products. The products (4) are held against a fixed upright unit at one end, and a spring-operated sliding upright at the other. The first end has a sensor and a printed circuit board linked to a central computer, and a display giving product details such as price and description.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Warenpräsentationsvorrichtung gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Hauptanspruches, siehe DE 3 628 609 A1.The invention relates to a goods display device according to the preamble of the main claim, see DE 3 628 609 A1.

Es ist ein Warenschieber für auf einem Regalboden hintereinander gestapelte Waren oder Warenverpackungen mit einem Warenschiebergehäuse mit einer darin aufgerollten und daraus ausziehbaren Zugfeder bekannt, DE 203 05 158 U1, der einen an der Vorderseite eines Regalbodens angeordneten Frontanker aufweist an dem das vordere Ende der Zugfeder festgelegt ist und der die Warenpräsentation deutlich verbessert, da nach Entstehen einer Grifflücke durch Entnahme eines Produktes die nachfolgenden Produkte mittels Federkraft kontinuierlich nach vorne nachgeschoben werden, sodass sich ein einheitliches Bild eines Regals und eine optimierte Zugriffsmöglichkeit für einen Kunden ergibt.It is a goods slide for goods stacked on a shelf one behind the other or packaged goods with a goods slide housing with a rolled therein and extractable from it tension spring, DE 203 05 158 U1, which has a arranged on the front of a shelf front anchor on which fixed the front end of the tension spring is and significantly improves the presentation of goods, since the emergence of a Grifflücke by removal of a product, the following products are pushed forward by spring force continuously forward, so that a uniform picture of a shelf and an optimized accessibility for a customer results.

Nachteilig an dem vorbekannten Warenschieber ist insbesondere, dass die Füllstandsdaten manuell abgeglichen und in eine Datenverarbeitungsanlage eingegeben werden müssen, um deren Vorteile für eine betriebswirtschaftliche Auswertung und Optimierung des Warenflusses nutzen zu können.A disadvantage of the previously known product pusher is, in particular, that the fill level data must be manually adjusted and entered into a data processing system in order to be able to use its advantages for a business evaluation and optimization of the flow of goods.

Aufgabe der Erfindung ist es, eine Warenpräsentationsvorrichtung zur Verfügung zu stellen, die eine elektronische Regalfüllstandsmessung und eine einfache Weiterverarbeitung der erhaltenen Daten erlaubt.The object of the invention is to provide a goods presentation device which allows electronic shelf level measurement and simple further processing of the data obtained.

Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe wird von einer Warenpräsentationsvorrichtung der im Oberbegriff des ersten Patentanspruches genannten gattungsgemäßen Art ausgegangen, welche erfindungsgemäß die im kennzeichnenden Teil desselben Patentanspruchs aufgeführten Merkmale aufweist.To solve this problem, it is assumed that a goods presentation device mentioned in the preamble of the first claim generic type, which according to the invention has the features listed in the characterizing part of the same claim.

Dadurch, dass die Warenpräsentationsvorrichtung mit einer Sensoreinheit ausgestattet ist die nach Art eines Kondensators aufgebaut ist, dessen sich über den Weg des Warenschiebers ändernde Kapazität als Ausgangssignal für das Sensorsignal dient, die den Abstand des Warenschiebers vom Frontanschlag erkennt und die Warenpräsentationsvorrichtung eine elektronische Recheneinheit aufweist, an die der aufgenommene Wert übertragen werden kann, wird die Grundlage dazu gelegt, die erhaltenen Daten weiter verarbeiten zu können, sei es dezentral an der jeweiligen Warenpräsentationsvorrichtung oder zentral in einem Rechner.Characterized in that the goods presentation device is equipped with a sensor unit which is constructed in the manner of a capacitor whose changing over the path of the goods slider capacity serves as an output signal for the sensor signal, which detects the distance of the goods slider from the front stop and the goods presentation device has an electronic processing unit, to which the recorded value can be transmitted, the basis is laid to be able to process the received data further, be it decentrally at the respective goods presentation device or centrally in a computer.

Vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen des Gegenstandes der Erfindung ergeben sich mit und in Kombination aus den nachfolgenden Unteransprüchen.Advantageous embodiments of the subject matter of the invention will become apparent with and in combination with the following subclaims.

Gemäß einer besonders bevorzugten Ausführungsform des Gegenstandes der Erfindung ist der Warenpräsentationsvorrichtung bzw. ihrer Recheneinheit ein Zentralrechner zugeordnet, mit dem über Übertragungsmittel in beiden Richtungen ein Datenaustausch zwischen der Recheneinheit und dem Zentralrechner erfolgen kann. Die von der Sensoreinheit der Warenpräsentationsvorrichtung und der elektronischen Recheneinheit erzeugten Daten über einen Regalfüllstandzustand können nun zu den Zentralrechner übermittelt werden, der die Daten von allen Warenpräsentationsvorrichtungen auswerten kann, wodurch quasi auf Knopfdruck eine automatische Inventur durchführbar ist oder bei Unterschreitung eines Mindestbestandes einer Ware in einer Warenpräsentations-vorrichtung eine Information an für die Regalpflege verantwortlichen Personen übermittelt werden kann. Des Weiteren ermöglicht diese erfinderische Warenpräsentationsvorrichtung nicht nur eine Regaloptimierung sondern auch die Ermittlung von Abverkaufs- und Umschlaghäufigkeiten der unterschiedlichen Waren ebenso wie die gewonnenen Informationen für betriebswirtschaftliche Auswertungen und Optimierung des Warenflusses am "Point Of Sale" genutzt werden können. Weiterhin kann eine Konsolidierung der betriebswirtschaftlichen Größen für Industrie- und Handel über alle angeschlossenen Märkte erfolgen wie auch Optimierungsstrategien aus den erhaltenen Daten abgeleitet werden können.According to a particularly preferred embodiment of the subject matter of the invention, the goods presentation device or its arithmetic unit is assigned a central computer with which data can be exchanged between the arithmetic unit and the central computer via transmission means in both directions. The data generated by the sensor unit of the goods presentation device and the electronic processing unit on a shelf level status can now be transmitted to the central computer, which can evaluate the data of all goods presentation devices, which virtually at the touch of an automatic inventory is feasible or falls below a minimum inventory of goods in one Product display device an information can be transmitted to persons responsible for the shelf maintenance. Furthermore, this inventive product presentation device allows not only a shelf optimization but also the determination of sales and turnover rates of different goods as well as the information obtained for business analysis and optimization of the flow of goods can be used at the "point of sale". Furthermore, a consolidation of the business parameters for industry and trade can take place across all connected markets as well as optimization strategies can be derived from the obtained data.

Von besondere Bedeutung ist eine vorteilhafte Ausführungsform der Erfindung, bei der das Übertragungsmittel als Sende-Empfänger-Funkeinheit ausgebildet ist, sodass eine kabelfreie Kommunikation der einzelnen Warenpräsentationsvorrichtungen mit dem Zentralrechner möglich ist.Of particular importance is an advantageous embodiment of the invention, in which the transmission means is designed as a transceiver radio unit, so that a cable-free communication of the individual goods presentation devices with the central computer is possible.

Von weiterem Vorteil ist die Ausgestaltung der Sende-Empfänger-Funkeinheiten mit nur einer geringen Reichweite und der Verwendung einzelner Warenpräsentationsvorrichtungen als Router oder auch separater Router, sodass die einzelnen Sende-Empfänger-Funkeinheiten nur geringe Sendeleistungen aufweisen müssen, wodurch die Anforderungen an die Energieversorgung der einzelnen Warenprösentationsvorrichtungen sinkt und sich eine erhöhte Sicherheit bei der elektromagnetischen Verträglichkeit der Gesamtanlage einstellt. Denkbar ist grundsätzlich jedoch auch die Verwendung von elektrischen und/ oder optischen Verbindungen als Übertragungsmittel, wobei die Übertragung kontinuierlich oder in vorher bestimmbaren Intervallen oder aber nach einer Zustandsänderung wie dem Abverkauf einer Ware oder einem auffüllen der Warenpräsentationsvorrichtung erfolgen kann.Another advantage is the design of the transceiver radio units with only a small range and the use of individual goods presentation devices as a router or separate router, so that the individual transceiver radio units must have only low transmission power, causing the requirements for the power supply of individual Warenprösentationsvorrichtungen drops and an increased security in the electromagnetic compatibility of the entire system adjusts. However, the use of electrical and / or optical connections as transmission means is also conceivable in principle, wherein the transmission is continuous or at previously determinable intervals or else after a state change as the sale of a product or a refill the goods presentation device can be done.

Entsprechend einer besonders bevorzugten Version der Warenpräsentationsvorrichtung ist der Frontanschlag für die Waren als Frontgehäuse ausgebildet in dem die elektronische Recheneinheit und die Sende-Empfänger-Funkeinheit untergebracht sind. Hierdurch wird eine optimale Erkennbarkeit wie auch eine hervorragende Zugänglichkeit etwa für einen Austausch einer als Batterie verwandten Spannungsquelle für den Sensor, die elektronische Recheneinheit und die Sende-Empfänger-Funkeinheit gewährleistet. Das Frontgehäuse kann auch als separates Bauteil ausgeführt sein kann und ist mit einem Display versehen, welches in Verbindung mit der bidirektionalen Datenverbindung die Möglichkeit einer elektronischen Preisauszeichnung bietet, was nicht nur die Verwendung von Klebeetiketten erübrigt sondern beispielsweise eine bedeutende Zeit- und Arbeitsersparnis bei einer Preisänderung der Waren mit sich bringt, da die neuen Preise nur noch am Zentralrechner eingegeben werden müssen.According to a particularly preferred version of the goods presentation device, the front stop for the goods is designed as a front housing in which the electronic processing unit and the transceiver radio unit are accommodated. This ensures optimum visibility as well as excellent accessibility, for example, for replacing a battery-related voltage source for the sensor, the electronic processing unit and the transceiver radio unit. The front housing can also be designed as a separate component and is provided with a display, which in conjunction with the bidirectional data connection offers the possibility of electronic pricing, which not only the use of adhesive labels is unnecessary but, for example, a significant time and labor savings in a price change brings the goods with it, since the new prices must be entered only on the central computer.

Gemäß der Erfindung ist eine Sensoreinheit nach Art eines Kondensators aufgebaut, dessen sich über den Weg des Warenschiebers ändernde Kapazität als Ausgangssignal für das Sensorsignal genutzt wird. Durch den Auszug der Feder, welche als flaches Federstahlband ausgebildet ist, das als erste Elektrode einer zweiten Elektrode im Führungsgleitprofil gegenüber steht und so einen Kondensator beschreibt, verändert sich die Kondensatorfläche, welche linear im Verhältnis zum Auszug bzw. zum Abstand des Warenschiebers vom Frontanker steht. Eine elektrische Trennung erfolgt über ein aufgebrachtes Dielektrikum auf dem Führungsgleitprofil.According to the invention, a sensor unit is constructed in the manner of a capacitor, which is used over the path of the goods shifter changing capacity as an output signal for the sensor signal. Due to the extract of the spring, which is designed as a flat spring steel strip, which is the first electrode of a second electrode in the Führungsgleitprofil opposite and thus describes a capacitor, the capacitor area changes, which linearly in relation to the excerpt or the distance of the goods slide from Front anchor stands. Electrical separation takes place via an applied dielectric on the guide sliding profile.

Zur Füllstandsermittlung müssen die Abmessungen der Waren bzw. Warenverpackungen für jeden Artikel in einem Warenwirtschaftssystem hinterlegt sein. Die Warenpräsentationsvorrichtung übermittelt ein Längen- bzw. Abstandsmaß, welches durch Division mit den Verpackungsmaßen den aktuellen Füllstand ergibt.To determine the filling level, the dimensions of the goods or packagings for each article must be stored in a merchandise management system. The goods presentation device transmits a length or distance measure, which results in the current fill level by division with the packaging dimensions.

Die erfinderische Vorrichtung erlaubt jedoch ein vorteilhaftes Verfahren zur Ermittlung des Regalfüllstandes, welches so durchgeführt werden kann, dass nach jedem Entnahmevorgang die kapazitive Veränderung und damit der Abstand des Warenschiebers vom Frontanschlag gemessen wird und durch Mittelwertbildung nach mehrmaligem Entnehmen einer Ware automatisch das zur Füllstandsmessung notwendige Dickenmaß der Ware ermittelt wird. Durch ein solches Verfahren erübrigt sich die Einprogrammierung der unterschiedlichen Abmaße der unterschiedlichen Waren, ebenso wie sich eine Anpassung der Warenpräsentationsvorrichtung auf neu dort einzustellende Waren deutlich vereinfacht.However, the inventive device allows an advantageous method for determining the level of the shelf, which can be carried out so that after each removal process, the capacitive change and thus the distance of the product pusher is measured by the front stop and by averaging after repeated removal of a product automatically the thickness required for level measurement the goods are determined. By such a method, the programming of the different dimensions of the different goods is unnecessary, just as an adaptation of the goods presentation device to new goods to be set there significantly simplifies.

Vorteilhaft ist es des Weiteren, dass in der elektronischen Recheneinheit der Warenpräsentationsvorrichtung diverse Informationen abgelegt werden können, etwa Verbraucherwerte wie Verkaufspreis inkl. der Grundeinheit, Statuswerte wie der Füllstand oder das Datum der letzten Preisänderung oder etwa Systemwerte wie die Lebensdauer der Batterie, IP-Adresse oder die EAN-Nummer des Produktes.It is also advantageous that various information can be stored in the electronic processing unit of the goods presentation device, such as consumer values such as selling price including the basic unit, status values such as the fill level or the date of the last price change or system values such as the battery life, IP address or the EAN number of the product.

Die Sensoreinheit muss nicht notwendigerweise in Form eines Kondensators aufgebaut sein, sie könnte ebenfalls die Stellung des Warenschiebers mechanisch, elektrisch oder elektronisch erfassen, wie etwa durch einen Widerstandsdraht oder eine Widerstandsschicht im Führungsleitprofil und einem als Schleifer ausgebildeten Warenschieber oder aus einem absolut kodierten Magnetstreifen ausgeführt sein oder aus einem Drehgeber an der Spiralfederachse des Federstahlbandes im Schiebergehäuse bestehen, ebenso wie die Wegmessung des Warenschiebers auch induktiv erfolgen könnte oder Dehnungsmessstreifen auf dem Federstahlband angeordnet sein könnten, wobei die Spannung der Feder im Verhältnis zu deren Auszugslänge stehen würde. Des Weiteren ist die Verwendung einer Infraroteinheit zur Wegmessung denkbar.The sensor unit need not necessarily be constructed in the form of a capacitor, it could also mechanically, electrically or electronically detect the position of the product pusher, such as by a resistance wire or a resistance layer in Führungsleitprofil and designed as a slider goods slide or be executed from an absolutely coded magnetic stripe or consist of a rotary encoder on the coil spring axis of the spring steel strip in the slide housing, as well as the distance measurement of the goods slide could also be made inductively or strain gauges could be arranged on the spring steel strip, wherein the tension of the spring would be in proportion to their extension length. Furthermore, the use of an infrared unit for measuring distance is conceivable.

Bei der Auswahl einer anderen als kapazitiven Sensoreinheit könnte auch der Vorschubantrieb des Warenschiebers modifiziert werden, etwa durch Druck- oder Zug-Schraubenfedern. Der Vorschub könnte auch elektromotorisch, hydraulisch oder pneumatisch erzeugt werden oder durch Gravitationskräfte durch eine schräg nach hinten oben oder gar senkrecht nach oben gerichtete Lagerung der Waren oder Warenverpackungen, wobei dann eine Abstimmung von Sensoreinheit und Vorschubantrieb erfolgen muss.When selecting a different capacitive sensor unit and the feed drive of the product pusher could be modified, such as by pressure or tension coil springs. The feed could also be generated by electric motor, hydraulically or pneumatically or by gravitational forces by an obliquely rearward upward or even vertically upward storage of the goods or packaging goods, in which case a vote must be made of sensor unit and feed drive.

Die Warenpräsentationsvorrichtung ist des Weiteren mit weiteren Sensoren wie etwa für das Gewicht der Ware, die Temperatur im Regal, Bewegungssensoren oder auch mit optischen Bildaufnahme- und Überwachungsvorrichtungen aufrüstbar.The goods presentation device can be further upgraded with other sensors such as for the weight of the goods, the temperature in the shelf, motion sensors or with optical image recording and monitoring devices.

Nachfolgend ist ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung anhand der Figuren näher beschrieben. Es zeigen:

  • Fig. 1 eine 3-D-Darstellung eines Warenschiebers im Teilschnitt und
  • Fig. 2 einen Querschnitt durch ein Führungsgleitprofil in Vorderansicht.
An exemplary embodiment of the invention is described in more detail below with reference to the figures. Show it:
  • Fig. 1 is a 3-D representation of a goods slide in partial section and
  • 2 shows a cross section through a guide slide profile in front view.

Die Warenpräsentationsvorrichtung zum Aufsetzen auf einen Regalboden 14 besteht aus einer Vorschubvorrichtung mit einem hinter der letzten Ware 4 oder Warenverpackung angeordneten Warenschieber 1 mit einer Schubplatte 16 und einem Schiebergehäuse 9, in dem ein Federstahlband 5 aufgewickelt gelagert ist, welches aus einem Federauslass 8 hervortritt und sich in Richtung auf das Frontgehäuse 11 erstreckt, an dem es festgelegt ist und welches einen integrierten Frontanker aufweist, wobei das Schiebergehäuse 9 in einem Führungsgleitprofil 3 geführt ist, an dem auch das Frontgehäuse 11 angeordnet ist.The goods presentation device for placing on a shelf 14 consists of a feed device with a past the last goods 4 or goods packaging arranged product pusher 1 with a pusher plate 16 and a slider housing 9, in which a spring steel strip 5 is mounted wound, which emerges from a spring outlet 8 and extends in the direction of the front housing 11 to which it is fixed and which has an integrated front anchor, wherein the slide housing 9 is guided in a Führungsgleitprofil 3, on which the front housing 11 is arranged.

Das Frontgehäuse 11 ist zur Verbindung der Warenpräsentationsvorrichtung mit dem Regalboden 14 mit dem Frontanker an einer Adapterschiene 15 festgelegt. Das Frontgehäuse 11 weist auf seiner nach vorne gerichteten Fläche ein Displayfenster mit einem Display 12 auf und im Inneren eine elektronische Recheneinheit mit Arbeitsspeicher sowie eine Sende-Empfänger-Funkeinheit, die beide auf einer Platine 2 angeordnet sind und über eine Batterie 13 mit Spannung versorgt werden. Die Adapterschiene 15 könnte bei einer anderen denkbaren Ausführungsform auch als Kontaktschiene für den Datenaustausch und/ oder die Energieversorgung dienen.The front housing 11 is fixed to an adapter rail 15 for connecting the goods display device to the shelf 14 with the front anchor. The front housing 11 has on its forward facing surface a display window with a display 12 and inside an electronic processing unit with memory and a transceiver radio unit, both of which are arranged on a circuit board 2 and are powered by a battery 13 with voltage , The adapter rail 15 could also serve as a contact rail for the data exchange and / or the power supply in another conceivable embodiment.

Das Federstahlband 5 bildet zusammen mit dem Führungsgleitprofil 3 einen Kondensator, wozu zumindest auf der dem Federstahlband 5 parallelen nach oben gerichteten Fläche des Führungsgleitprofils 3 ein Dielektrikum 6 und darüber ein Isolator 7 angeordnet ist, sodass das Führungsgleitprofil 3 die erste Elektrode bildet und die zweite Elektrode von dem Federstahlband 5 erzeugt wird. Durch den Auszug des Federstahlbandes 5 vergrößert sich die Kondensatorfläche und damit die Kapazität des Kondensators, wobei die Kapazität linear im Verhältnis zum Auszug des Warenschiebers steht, wodurch es ermöglicht wird, die Stellung des Warenschiebers 1 etwa auf 1 mm genau zu bestimmen.The spring steel strip 5 together with the Führungsgleitprofil 3 a capacitor, including at least on the spring steel strip 5 parallel upward surface of the Führungsgleitprofils 3 a dielectric 6 and above an insulator 7 is arranged so that the Führungsgleitprofil 3 forms the first electrode and the second electrode is generated by the spring steel strip 5. By the extract of the spring steel strip 5 increases the capacitor area and thus the capacitance of the capacitor, wherein the capacity is linear in relation to the extract of the product pusher, thereby making it possible to determine the position of the product pusher 1 approximately to 1 mm.

Auf dem Display 12 lassen sich beliebige Informationen anzeigen, etwa der Produktpreis, Statuswerte oder Systemwerte, die über die zeichnerisch nicht dargestellten Router und den angeschlossnen Zentralrechner abgefragt oder angepasst werden können.On the display 12, any information can be displayed, such as the product price, status values or system values, which can be queried or adapted via the routers not shown in the drawing and the connected central computer.

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  1. Article display apparatus for articles (4) or packets of articles which are arranged one behind the other on a shelf (14) or in a box which is open at the top, and which are ready to be sold, the said article display apparatus having a feed apparatus behind the last article (4) from an article slide (1) with a feed drive, and a front stop for the foremost article (4), characterized in that the article display apparatus is equipped with a sensor unit which is designed in the manner of a capacitor whose capacitance which changes over the path of the article slide (1) serves as an output signal for the sensor signal, and which detects the position of the article slide (1) or its distance from the front stop, and in that the article display apparatus has an associated electronic computer unit to which the detected information can be transmitted.
  2. Article display apparatus according to Claim 1, characterized in that the said article display apparatus and adjacent electronic computer units have an associated central computer, and in that data can be interchanged between the electronic computer unit and the central computer by transmission means.
  3. Article display apparatus according to Claim 2, characterized in that it is provided with a radio transceiver unit as the transmission means.
  4. Article display apparatus according to Claim 3, characterized in that the range of a radio transceiver unit is limited and individual article display apparatuses from amongst a plurality of adjacent article display apparatuses are used as routers or separate routers, and in that data is interchanged between the electronic computer unit and the central computer via routers.
  5. Article display apparatus according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the front stop is in the form of a front housing (11) which is equipped with a display (12) and in which the electronic computer unit and the radio transceiver unit are accommodated.
  6. Article display apparatus according to Claim 5, characterized in that a dedicated power supply means for the electronic computer unit and the radio transceiver unit is arranged in the front housing (11) in the form of a rechargeable or disposable battery.
  7. Article display apparatus according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the apparatus has a flat spring-steel strip (5) which is rolled up in drawn-in fashion in a slide housing (9) as a feed drive, and which emerges from a spring outlet (8) at the front and bottom such that it runs beneath the article (4), and is held in the region of the front housing (11), and forms a first electrode, and in that the article display apparatus has a guide sliding profile (3) for the article slide (1) in the form of a second electrode or having a second electrode which is opposite the first electrode, with electrical insulation being produced via a dielectric (6), which is applied to the guide sliding profile (3), and an insulator (7) arranged above the said dielectric, so that this design produces a capacitor whose capacitance changes as a function of the length by which the spring-steel strip (5) extends out of the spring outlet (8) of the slide housing (9) of the article slide (1).
  8. Article display apparatus according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the apparatus can be fitted with further sensors, for example for weight and temperature, and/or motion sensors.
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