JP2551676B2 - Product sales registration device - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a merchandise sales registration device used as a POS terminal having a built-in merchandise data reading device.

2. Description of the Related Art An example of a conventional product sales registration apparatus of this type will be described with reference to FIG. That is, the drawer 2 is provided in the lower portion of the housing 1 made of synthetic resin, and the display unit 3 is provided in the upper rear portion of the housing 1. The reading window 5 of the commodity data reading device 4 is provided on the right side of the central portion of the housing 1.
A keyboard 6 is provided, and a receipt issuing printer 7 is provided on the left side. The receipt issuing port 9 for issuing the receipt 8 of the receipt issuing printer 7 is arranged on the near side. A metallic cover 10 made of stainless steel or the like is attached to the upper surface of the commodity data reading device 4 except for the reading window 5. The cover 10 is a casing 1 around the reading window 5 when reading a product.
The purpose is to protect the surface of.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention During a scanning operation, the product collides with the housing not only on the upper surface where the reading window exists but also on the corners and side surfaces of the housing. Therefore, since the cover showing the protective action is provided only on the upper surface, the housing cannot be sufficiently protected.

Further, when a product collides with a corner portion of the housing, the product may be damaged.

Further, as another problem, the bar code scanner of the product data reader has an internal mechanism for rotating a polygon mirror and the like at a high speed, so that a large amount of heat is generated and the case of the device is made of metal for heat dissipation. However, it is difficult to prevent the internal temperature rise.

Means for Solving the Problems In a product sales registration device including a product data reading device, a keyboard, a display unit, and a printer for issuing a receipt,
The reading window of the commodity data reading device is arranged upward on the upper surface of the housing, and a metal cover that covers at least a part of the reading window from the upper surface to the side surface of the housing is fixed to the housing. A part of the cover is brought into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the metal part of the bar code scanner of the commodity data reading device housed in the housing.

Action The area around the reading window of the product data reader is covered with a metal cover that extends from the top surface to the side surface of the housing, so even if the product collides with the housing during scanning, There is no risk of damaging the housing, and heat is effectively transferred from the metal part of the bar code scanner of the product data reading device to the metal cover, and the cover is exposed to the outside in a large area. It effectively dissipates heat from the bar code scanner built into the housing and prevents its temperature rise.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. First, a drawer 12 is provided in the lower portion of the housing 11, a product data reading device 13 is provided in the center of the upper surface of the housing 11, and a reading window 14 of the product data reading device 13 is provided upward. ing. Then, the product data reading device 13
Has a bar code scanner 15 housed in the housing 11, the bar code scanner 15 is formed as a unit, and the case 16 is made of metal such as aluminum. A reading confirmation lamp 17 is arranged at the upper right of the reading window 14. The reading confirmation lamp 17 is displayed in blue when the reading is possible, and changes to red by reading the data to confirm the reading. Thus, a metal cover 18 is provided on the upper surface and the side surface of the housing 11. The cover 18 has openings for the reading window 14 and the reading confirmation lamp 17, and the boundary between the upper surface of the housing 11 and the side view is a bent portion 19 formed by a curved surface having a constant curvature.
It has been. In addition, the cover 18 includes the case 16
A projecting edge 20 that is in close contact with the upper surface of the.

Next, a keyboard 21 is provided on the front side of the reading window 14, and a bill and a coin receiver 22 are formed on the left side of the keyboard 21. Further, behind the reading window 14, a PLU keyboard 23 is provided.

Then, two pillars 24 projecting upward are integrally provided at the upper rear part of the housing 11, and the upper part of the pillar 24 has:
A display unit 25 for customers is provided on the right side, and a receipt issuing printer 26 is provided on the left side. The receipt issuing port 28 for issuing the receipt 27 of the receipt issuing printer 26 is provided in the upper part of the front side, and in the normal receipt 27, within the scanning area of the reading window 14 of the commodity data reading device 13. Are positioned so that they do not interfere with each other. That is, the receipt issuing port 28 is provided at a position higher than the reading window 14 by a predetermined height and displaced by a predetermined dimension in the depth direction. Here, the scanning area refers to an area obtained by adding a readable area in which a bar code of a label attached to a product can be read and a product moving area in which the product is moved right and left.

In such a configuration, a barcode that can be read by the product data reading device 13 is printed on the label attached to the product. Therefore, when reading the product data, the product is scanned on the reading window 14. As a result, the data is taken in, but when the data is read, the reading confirmation lamp 17 turns red and the reading state can be confirmed. At the time of scanning this product, the product data reading device 13 is formed independently in the width direction of the housing 11, so that the width dimension is small, and thus the scanning distance of the product is short and the operator's burden is light, The scanning time may be short. At this time, even if the product collides with the casing 11, there is no risk of damaging the casing 11, and since the bent portion 19 of the cover 18 is formed by the curved surface, the localized concentrated stress at the time of the collision is generated. As a result, the housing 11 is protected and the product is not damaged. Further, heat is effectively transferred from the metal part of the barcode scanner 15 of the commodity data reading device 13 where the temperature rises to the metal cover 18, and since the cover 18 is exposed to the outer surface in a large area, it is attached to the housing 11. The temperature of the built-in bar code scanner 15 is prevented from rising.

The product data is read in this way, and as a result,
The receipt 27 is issued from the receipt issuing port 28. If the receipt 27 has a normal length, as described above, it does not interfere with the scanning area of the reading window 14 of the commodity data reading device 13 and is located at a position where the operator does not interfere with it. ing. Therefore, the receipt 27 is not likely to be damaged by the operator. Moreover, the position of the issued receipt 27 is a position that the operator can easily take.

As described above, the present invention is a product sales registration device including a product data reading device, a keyboard, a display unit, and a receipt issuing printer. The reading window of the product data reading device faces upward on the top surface of the housing. A metal cover that covers at least a part of the housing including the reading window from the upper surface to the side surface of the housing, is fixed to the housing, and the commodity data reading device 4 housed in the housing is fixed. Since a part of the cover is brought into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the metal part of the barcode scanner, the periphery of the reading window of the product data reading device is covered with a metal cover while reaching from the top surface to the side surface of the housing. Therefore, even if the product collides with the housing during scanning, there is no risk of damaging the housing, and the metal part of the bar code scanner where the temperature of the product data reader rises. Effectively transfers heat to the metal cover, and since the cover is exposed to the outside on a large area, it can effectively dissipate heat from the bar code scanner built into the housing and prevent its temperature rise. It has the effect of being able to do so.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partial sectional view, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a conventional example. 11 ... Housing, 13 ... Merchandise data reader, 15 ... Bar code scanner, 18 ... Cover, 21, 23 ... Keyboard, 25 ... Display, 26 ... Receipt issuing printer

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A commodity sales registration apparatus comprising a commodity data reading device, a keyboard, a display section, and a receipt issuing printer, wherein a reading window of the commodity data reading device is disposed upward on a top surface of a casing, A metal cover that covers at least a part of the housing including the reading window from the upper surface to the side surface is fixed to the housing, and the metal portion of the bar code scanner of the commodity data reading device housed in the housing is fixed. A commodity sales registration device characterized in that a part of the cover is brought into contact with an outer peripheral surface.