JP2706147B2 - Product data reader - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Industrial Field of the Invention The present invention
The present invention relates to a product data reading device that reads data of a product to be sold.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG.
A keyboard 52 and a display 54 facing the checker side are provided on the housing of the scanner 52, a cash register 55 is provided on the side of the soccer table 51, and the scanner 52 is placed on one of the soccer tables 50. There is a product data reading device that reads data of the product by the scanner 52 in the process of storing the product taken out of the basket 56 into the basket on the other soccer table 51 through the reading window 57 of the scanner 52.

Also, as shown in FIGS.
A scanner 60 having a reading window 59 on the front is provided at the center of
An indicator 61 facing the operator is provided above the scanner 60.
Is provided with a keyboard 62 and a display 63 facing the customer side, a cash register 64 is arranged on one side of the soccer table 58, and a product taken out of the basket 56 placed on one side of the soccer table 58 is scanned by the scanner 60. Soccer table through the front of the reading window 59
There is a merchandise data reading apparatus in which the data of the merchandise is read by the scanner 60 in the process of being stored in the basket 56 placed on the other side of the 58.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention Since a basket has a small storage capacity for commodities, a customer must have a plurality of baskets when buying a large amount of commodities. In addition, some shops lend carts with baskets to customers, but it can reduce the customer's effort when selecting products, but when checking out, remove the baskets from the cart and, as described above, After all, it is necessary to read the product data while moving the product from basket to basket, and it is also troublesome to return the cart from the basket to its original position.

Means for Solving the Problems The invention according to claim 1, a cart guide having a length of at least two carts in which goods are stored and arranged on the customer side, and a cart on the customer side. A guide and an operator-side cart guide formed at a distance lower than the height of the cart guide on the customer side while being arranged in parallel with the guide at least apart from the width dimension of the cart, and inside the transport path. A reading window is formed on the front surface facing the scanner, and the scanner is disposed at a substantially central portion of the cart guide on the customer side.

According to the second aspect of the invention, an opening communicating with the transport path is formed in the cart guide on the operator side.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the cart guide on the operator side includes:
A support on which a terminal such as a cash register was mounted was slidably mounted along the transport direction of the cart.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, one end of a support on which a terminal such as a cash register is mounted is attached to a cart guide on the operator side, and a space communicating with a transport path is formed below the support.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the cart guide on the operator side is lower than the cart guide on the customer side, the area where the operator can touch the cart is increased, and
It is easy for the operator to move the cart, and the cart is generally shaped such that the width below the opening is narrower than the width of the upper opening. Is located closer to the cart than the upper edge of the cart side of the cart, that is, it is hidden by the upper edge of the cart. Therefore, the operator can work closer to the cart and the scanner, and can easily perform the reading operation by the scanner.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the cart generally includes an upper storage section and a lower storage section. However, the cart guide on the operator side has an opening communicating with the transport path. The product can be easily taken out of the lower storage section of the cart.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the position of the cash register can be easily changed, the cash register can be switched even if one operator switches between the one-man system and two operators. The position can be easily positioned where necessary according to the sales system.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, even if there is a support on which the cash register is mounted, it is possible to easily take out the product from the lower storage portion of the cart.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Reference numeral 1 denotes a conveying path, and the conveying path 1 has a length along both sides of two carts 2 and cart guides 3 facing each other.
It is formed by connecting the lower ends of 4 with a connecting plate 5. Also, both cart guides 3,4 are formed by bending the pipe into a wide inverted U-shape, so that these cart guides 3,4 have a large opening 6 with a contour along the periphery. ing. Further, a columnar support 7 is fixed to the center of one of the cart guides 3. The support 7 has a scanner 9 having a reading window 8 on the front surface, a checker display 10 and a customer display 11. Are attached, and a keyboard 12 is held at the upper part of the housing of the scanner 9. Furthermore, the cash register 13 which is a terminal
There is provided a support 14 on which is mounted. The scanner 9
Is located inside the transport path 1 and above the cart 2. Further, the display 10 is a scanner 9
And is held by the support 7.

Thus, a support 14 for mounting the cash register 13 as a terminal is provided. A caster 15 is provided at one lower end of the support 14 to be in contact with the floor, and an arm 16 slidably held by the cart guide 4 is provided on the other side.
Are formed. The height of the cart guide 4 from the floor is set to be substantially equal to the height of the abdomen of the checker (operator) 17.

FIG. 2 shows a state in which an empty cart 2 is sent to the discharge side of the transport path 1 and a customer 19 sends the cart 2 containing goods to the carry-in side of the transport path 1 in such a configuration.
In this state, the goods in the loading cart 2 are checked
The cart 2 on the unloading side after passing through the front of the reading window 8 by 17
The product data is read by the scanner 9 in the process of being stored. Goods to which no data such as a barcode is attached are input by the keyboard 12. On the other hand, the customer 19 who is currently checking out moves to the front of the cash 18 and waits for payment, and when the checkout of all the products in one cart 2 is completed, the total amount charged by the cashier 18 is paid. Payment, the cart 17 taken out from the unloading side of the transport path 1 by the checker 17 is picked up and moved to a predetermined packing place. Thereafter, the checker 17 sends the empty cart 2 on the carry-in side of the transport path 1 to the carry-out side of the transport path 1, and the next customer 19 sends the cart 2 containing the goods to the carry-in side of the transport path 1. Wait for. Therefore, the cart 2 can be sequentially circulated as part of the checkout operation. At this time, the relative positions of the two carts 2 with respect to the scanner 9 are positioned by the parallel cart guides 3 and 4, so that the scanning operability can be improved. In addition, the checker 17 needs to confirm the location of the product when taking out the product from the carry-in side cart 2 rather than storing the product after reading the product data into the carry-out side cart 2. By disposing the device 10 on the loading side of the scanner 9, the data of the previously read product can be confirmed on the display 10 on an extension of the line of sight for searching for the next product to be read from the cart 2 located on the loading side. Accordingly, the eyestrain can be alleviated without greatly changing the direction of the line of sight, and the efficiency of the checkout operation can be improved.

Further, the height of the cart guide 4 on the checker 17 side facing the scanner 9 is made substantially equal to the height of the abdomen of the checker 17 so that the abdomen of the checker 17 can be supported by the upper part of the cart guide 4 to reduce the fatigue of the checker 17. Can be reduced. Further, a large product is stored in the lower part of the cart 2, but the cart guide 4 on the checker 17 side is formed with an opening 6 having a contour along the periphery thereof so that the cart guide 4 is located on the carry-in side and the carry-out side. The product can be easily put in and taken out of the lower part of the cart 2 through the opening 6. In addition, since the support 14 is formed in a crank shape having a space 14a immediately below the cash register 13, it does not interfere with products stored in the lower stage of the cart 2 on the carry-out side. This allows the checker 17
Fatigue can be reduced. In addition, checker 17
The scanner 9 and the cash register 13 can be operated alone by mounting a support 14 on which a terminal such as a cash register 13 is mounted slidably in the cart guide 4 on the side along the transport direction of the cart 2. The position of the cash register 13 can be freely changed together with the support 14 by simply moving the support 14 depending on the case and the case where the operation is performed by two people.

Advantageous Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention provides a cart guide provided on the customer side with a length of at least two carts in which goods are stored, a cart guide on the customer side, and at least the cart Are arranged in parallel and spaced apart from each other to form a transport path, and are read on the operator-side cart guide formed lower than the height of the customer-side cart guide and on the front side facing the inside of the transport path. Since the window is formed and the scanner is arranged substantially at the center of the cart guide on the customer side, the cart guide on the operator side is lower than the cart guide on the customer side, so the operator can touch the cart. As a result, the cart can be easily moved by the operator, and the shape of the cart is generally smaller than the width of the upper opening. As seen from the side, the cart guide on the operator side is located closer to the cart than the upper edge of the operator side of the cart, that is,
It will be hidden by the upper edge of the cart, so that even if the operator's cart guide is present, the operator can work close to the cart and scanner without obstructing the cart guide, It is easy to perform a reading operation with a scanner, and an opening communicating with the transport path is formed in the cart guide on the operator side, so that the product can be easily taken out from the lower storage section of the cart. ,
A support on which a terminal such as a cash register is mounted is slidably mounted on the cart guide on the operator side along the transport direction of the cart, so that only one operator and two operators are required. Even if the two-man system is switched, the position of the cash register can be easily positioned as needed according to the sales system, and one end of the support on which the terminal such as the cash register is mounted is attached. A space for communicating with the transport path is formed below the support while being attached to the cart guide on the operator side, so that even if there is a support on which a cash register is mounted, products can be easily taken out from the lower storage section of the cart. It has effects such as being able to.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention.
1 is a perspective view, FIG. 2 is a plan view, FIG. 3 is a perspective view with the cash register omitted, FIG. 4 is a front view of the transport path, FIG. 5 is a side view of the transport path, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a conventional example, FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another conventional example, and FIG. 8 is a plan view thereof. 1 ... Conveyance path, 2 ... Cart, 3,4 ... Cart guide,
5 ... connecting plate, 6 ... opening, 8 ... reading window, 9 ... scanner, 10 ... display, 13 ... terminal, 14 ... support

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A cart guide provided on a customer side having a length of at least two carts in which goods are stored, and separated from the cart guide on the customer side by at least the width of the cart. An operator-side cart guide that is arranged in parallel to form a transport path and that is lower than the height of the customer-side cart guide, and a reading window is formed on a front surface facing the inside of the transport path. A merchandise data reading device, comprising: a scanner arranged substantially at the center of the cart guide on the customer side. 2. The commodity data reading device according to claim 1, wherein an opening communicating with the transport path is formed in the cart guide on the operator side. 3. The cart guide on the operator's side, wherein a support on which a terminal such as a cash register is mounted is slidably mounted along the transport direction of the cart. Product data reading device. 4. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein one end of a support on which a terminal such as a cash register is mounted is attached to a cart guide on an operator side, and a space communicating with a transport path is formed below said support. Item 2. The product data reading device according to Item 2.