| 摘要 |
<p>The present invention provides an assembly that can be retrofitted to a shelving system to wer or provide data to electrical or electronic components ( 20 ) mounted on shelves ( 18 ). The assembly comprises a cartridge ( 4 ) including a longitudinal channel section having at least a partially open interior with at least one opening thereto, and at least one conducting insert ( 6 ) located in and extending along the open interior of the channel section; and a conducting strip element ( 16 ) which is configured at one end for introduction into the interior of the channel through the at least one opening to make a conducting contact with the conducting insert, and which is configured at its other end for connection to an electrical or electronic component ( 20 ). The cartridge ( 4 ) can be mounted within an upright support member ( 2 ) of a conventional shelving system and the conducting strip element ( 16 ) mounted on the shelf bracket ( 12 ) of a conventional shelving system such that when the bracket ( 12 ) is mounted on the upright support member ( 2 ), one end of the strip element ( 16 ) contacts the conducting insert ( 6 ) in the cartridge ( 4 ).</p> |
