JP5222826B2 - Payment terminal - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a payment terminal including a display unit.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there is a payment system that performs electronic payment using electronic money as a payment for shopping at a retail store or the like. In this payment system, short-distance wireless communication is performed between a contactless IC card owned by a customer and a payment terminal installed in a store, and electronic payment is performed using electronic money stored in the contactless IC card (for example, , See Patent Document 1).

  The payment terminal includes a reading unit that reads information related to payment stored in a non-contact IC card, a display unit that displays various information, and a housing in which the reading unit and the display unit are fixed. . In such a payment terminal, when the payment terminal is installed on a cash register counter or the like having a predetermined height, the display unit is fixed to the casing so that the customer can easily see the display unit.

  There are various installation locations of such payment terminals depending on the store. When the payment terminal is installed at a position higher than a predetermined height, there is a problem that it becomes difficult for the customer to see the display unit. If the display portion becomes difficult to see in this manner, the customer is suspicious of whether the payment is actually made at the payment terminal, and the customer is psychologically uneasy.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a settlement terminal that makes it easy to see the display content of the display unit according to the installation location.

To solve the above problems and achieve the object, the present invention provides a settlement terminal that is supported by the support portion, housing, wherein attached to the housing, settlement information medium storing information relating to the payment A main body having a reading section and a display section for reading the information from, a connecting mechanism for connecting the display section to the housing so that an angle of the display section with respect to the support section can be adjusted, and an angle of the main body with respect to the support section An angle adjustment mechanism for adjusting the angle, and the coupling mechanism is provided on the other of the casing and the display unit, and on the other of the casing and the display unit. A fitting portion that is externally fitted to the shaft portion so as to be relatively rotatable, and maintains an angle of the display portion with respect to the support portion by a frictional resistance between the shaft portion and the fitting portion. The angle adjustment mechanism is rotatably connected to the main body. A base having one end and supported by the support, a plurality of locking portions provided on one of the base and the main body, and selectively lockable to the plurality of locking portions A tension member that is pivotally connected to the other of the base body and the main body, and that changes the angle of the main body with respect to the support portion for each of the locking portions to be locked. The end portion is provided with a wall portion that supports the main body in a state in which the tension member is detached from the locking portion .

  According to the present invention, in the payment terminal, it is possible to make the display content of the display unit easy to see according to the installation location.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a payment terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view showing the payment terminal. FIG. 3 is a side view showing the settlement terminal. FIG. 4 is an exploded plan view showing the display unit and the coupling mechanism. FIG. 5 is a bottom view showing a part of the main body and the angle adjusting mechanism. FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a part of the angle adjusting mechanism. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a self-accounting apparatus and a basket mounting table including a settlement terminal.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a payment terminal according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the settlement terminal 1 includes a main body 5 configured by attaching a display unit 3 and a reading unit 4 to a housing 2. The settlement terminal 1 is placed on a support surface 100 that is a support portion and supported by the support surface 100. The support surface 100 is formed flat, for example.

  The angle of the main body 5 with respect to the support surface 100 (β in FIG. 3) can be adjusted by the angle adjusting mechanism 20. The main body 5 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the reading unit 4 and the display unit 3 are sequentially arranged from one end portion in the longitudinal direction toward the other end portion.

  The housing 2 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a reading support surface 2a that supports the reading unit 4, and a pair of left and right display supports that extend from one end of the reading support surface 2a and support the display unit 3. Surface 2b.

  The reading unit 4 is a wireless communication device having an antenna (not shown), and performs short-range wireless communication with a non-contact IC card (not shown) held over the reading surface 4a. Information related to payment is stored in the non-contact IC card, and the reading unit 4 reads information related to payment stored in the non-contact IC card by wireless communication. This wireless communication is performed using radio waves for short-range wireless communication used in, for example, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification). Here, in the non-contact IC card, information such as a balance of prepaid electronic money, card identification information, customer identification information, and the like is stored as information relating to payment.

  The display unit 3 is a liquid crystal display, for example, and is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped elongated in the left-right direction. The display unit 3 is controlled by a control unit (not shown) to display various information on the display surface 3a. The information displayed on the display unit 3 includes, for example, information on the amount of transactions, balance of contactless IC cards, and other information, as well as information such as “Please hold over here” and “Thank you for using”. is there. The display unit 3 is coupled to the housing 2 by a coupling mechanism 6.

  The connection mechanism 6 connects the display unit 3 to the housing 2 so that the angle (α in FIG. 2) with respect to the support surface 100 can be adjusted. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the coupling mechanism 6 includes a pair of left and right shafts 7 provided in the display unit 3, and the shafts 7 corresponding to the shafts 7 are provided in the housing 2 for each of these shafts 7. It is the free stop hinge comprised by having the fitting part 8 fitted so that relative rotation was possible. The shaft portion 7 extends laterally from the side wall of the display portion 3, and the axial direction of the shaft portion 7 is along the support surface 100. The shaft portion 7 is made of resin, for example. The fitting portion 8 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and the axial direction thereof is the same as the axial direction of the shaft portion 7. As for this fitting part 8, the axial part 7 is press-fitted in the cylinder hole. The fitting part 8 is made of resin, for example. And the connection mechanism 6 is maintaining the angle of the display part 3 with respect to the support surface 100 with the frictional resistance between the axial part 7 and the fitting part 8, and, thereby, the display part 3 makes the axial part 7 with the dead weight. Prevents rotation as the center. On the other hand, when a force in the rotation direction around the shaft portion 7 acts on the display portion 3 and a rotational moment more than specified acts on the shaft portion 7, the shaft portion 7 rotates relative to the fitting portion 8. As a result, the display unit 3 is rotated. Note that the shaft portion 7 may be provided on the housing 2 and the fitting portion 8 may be provided on the display portion 3. That is, the shaft portion 7 may be provided on one of the housing 2 and the display portion 3 and the fitting portion 8 may be provided on the other of the housing 2 and the display portion 3.

  The angle adjustment mechanism 20 adjusts the angle of the main body 5 with respect to the support surface 100. The angle adjustment mechanism 20 is rotatably connected to the main body 5 by a support shaft 21 and is supported by the support surface 100, a stopper portion 25 provided on the base 22, and a main body 5 that is rotatably connected. A tension member 23.

  The support shaft 21 is provided so as to penetrate one end of the housing 2 in the left-right direction. The axial direction of the support shaft 21 is the same as the axial direction of the shaft portion 7.

  The base 22 has a flat plate portion 22 a placed on the support surface 100. The flat plate portion 22 a has a substantially rectangular shape, and is disposed to face the bottom surface of the main body 5. Side wall portions 22 b are erected toward the main body 5 at the left and right edge portions at one end portion of the base body 22. A support shaft 21 is connected to the pair of left and right side wall portions 22b, so that the base body 22 and the main body 5 are rotatably connected by the support shaft 21.

  Further, a support wall portion 22 c is erected on the other end portion of the base body 22 toward the main body 5. The support wall portion 22c supports the bottom surface of the main body 5 (the bottom surface of the housing 2) at its upper end portion, thereby preventing the main body 5 from rotating downward about the support shaft 21 and positioning the main body 5. To do. The position of the main body 5 with respect to the base 22 at this time is referred to as an initial position. In this initial position, the reading surface 4 a of the reading unit 4 is substantially parallel to the support surface 100. Therefore, when the support surface 100 is substantially horizontal, the reading surface 4a of the reading unit 4 is substantially horizontal.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the stopper portion 25 is provided on a surface (upper surface) of the base 22 facing the main body 5. The stopper portion 25 has a plurality of groove portions 25a that are a plurality of locking portions. These groove portions 25 a extend along the axial direction (left-right direction) of the support shaft 21, and these groove portions 25 a are arranged in parallel along a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the support shaft 21.

  The tension member 23 is rotatably connected to the main body 5 so as to be selectively engageable with the plurality of grooves 25a. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the tension member 23 includes a shaft portion 23 a that is parallel to the support shaft 21, and an engagement rod that is parallel to the shaft portion 23 a and is disposed to face the shaft portion 23 a. It has a portion 23c and a pair of left and right connecting rod portions 23b that connect the ends of the shaft portion 23a and the engaging rod portion 23c, and is formed in a rectangular annular shape. The shaft portion 23a is rotatably attached to the back surface of the main body 5 by a fastener 24. With this structure, the tension member 23 has the engaging rod portion 23c as a free end portion and the shaft portion 23a as a center. As shown in FIG. And the engagement rod part 23c can be engaged / disengaged with the groove part 25a.

  In the angle adjusting mechanism 20, as shown in FIG. 2, in a state where the engaging rod portion 23 c of the tension member 23 is detached from the groove portion 25 a of the stopper portion 25, the support wall portion 22 c is the upper end portion of the main body 5. And the main body 5 is positioned at the initial position. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, the engagement rod portion 23 c of the tension member 23 is formed in any one groove portion 25 a of the stopper portion 25 in a state where the main body 5 is rotated upward around the support shaft 21 from the initial position. In the locked state, the tension member 23 is in a tension state between the main body 5 and the base body 22. Thereby, the tension member 23 locked to the groove portion 25a prevents the main body 5 from rotating, and positions the main body 5 at a rotation position corresponding to the groove portion 25a. At this time, the angle of the main body 5 with respect to the support surface 100 changes according to the groove portion 25a with which the engagement rod portion 23c is engaged. Specifically, the closer to the support shaft 21, the closer to the state where the main body 5 stands with respect to the support surface 100. That is, the tension member 23 varies the angle of the main body 5 with respect to the support surface 100 for each groove 25a to be locked. In addition, the stopper part 25 including the groove part 25 a may be provided in the main body 5, and the tension member may be provided in the base body 22. That is, it is only necessary that the groove 25a is provided in one of the base 22 and the main body 5 and the tension member 23 is rotatably connected to the other of the base 22 and the main body 5.

  The payment terminal 1 having the above configuration can be installed in various places. As an example of the installation mode of the payment terminal 1, FIG. 7 shows an example in which the payment terminal 1 is installed on the support surface 100 formed on the mounting table 201 of the self-accounting apparatus 200.

  A self-accounting apparatus 200 shown in FIG. 7 includes a display unit 202 with a touch panel, a scanner 203 that reads a barcoded product code, a printer 204 that issues a receipt, a scale device 205, and a bag support 206. ing. The display unit 202 with a touch panel, the scanner 203, and the printer 204 are attached to a housing 207, and the mounting table 201 is fixed to the side wall of the housing 207. The self-accounting apparatus 200 includes a control unit (not shown). A display unit 202 with a touch panel, a scanner 203, a printer 204, a scale device 205, and a settlement terminal 1 are connected to the control unit, and the control unit controls these units. Next to the self-accounting apparatus 200, a gutter mounting table 300 is installed.

  This self-accounting apparatus 200 is operated by a customer standing in front of the self-accounting apparatus 200. The customer takes out the pre-accounting product in the shopping basket placed on the basket placing table 300 and brings it close to the scanner 203 to cause the scanner 203 to read the product code. Then, the customer packs the product for which the product code has been read by the scanner 203 in a plastic bag. The shopping bag is hooked on the bag support 206.

  When the end button displayed on the display unit 202 with a touch panel is touched by the customer, the control unit of the self-accounting device 200 controls the display unit 202 with the touch panel to charge the electronic money in the payment and settlement terminal 1. Is displayed on the display unit 202 with a touch panel, and the settlement terminal 1 is controlled to prompt the display unit 3 of the settlement terminal 1 to approach the non-contact IC card (for example, “hold it here” Please display ") etc. Then, the reading unit 4 of the payment terminal 1 reads information such as the balance of the electronic money and the card identification information stored in the non-contact IC card held over the reading unit 4, and then stores the electronic money on the non-contact IC card. Reduce the amount of money from the money balance. After payment by electronic money is completed in this way, the reading unit 4 of the payment terminal 1 displays information such as “Thank you for using”.

  As described above, in the settlement terminal 1 of the present embodiment, the connection mechanism 6 connects the display unit 3 to the housing 2 so that the angle of the display unit 3 with respect to the support surface 100 can be adjusted. Thus, the angle of the display unit 3 with respect to the support surface 100 can be adjusted according to the installation location of the payment terminal 1, so that the display content of the display unit 3 can be easily seen according to the installation location of the payment terminal 1.

  In the settlement terminal 1, the coupling mechanism 6 includes a shaft portion 7 provided in one of the housing 2 and the display unit 3 (display unit 3 in the present embodiment), the housing 2, and the like. It has a fitting portion 8 that is provided on the other of the display portions 3 (the housing 2 in the present embodiment) and is externally fitted to the shaft portion 7 so as to be relatively rotatable. And the connection mechanism 6 maintains the angle of the display part 3 with respect to the support surface 100 by the frictional resistance between the axial part 7 and the fitting part 8. FIG. Therefore, the angle of the display unit 3 with respect to the support surface 100 can be adjusted with a relatively simple configuration.

  In the payment terminal 1, the angle adjustment mechanism 20 adjusts the angle of the main body 5 with respect to the support surface 100. Therefore, the angle of the display unit 3 with respect to the support surface 100 can be adjusted by adjusting the angle of the main body 5 with respect to the support surface 100 according to the installation location of the payment terminal 1. Thus, the display contents of the display unit 3 can be easily seen. In addition, since the angle of the main body 5 with respect to the support surface 100 can be adjusted by the angle adjustment mechanism 20 in this way, the reading surface 4a of the reading unit 4 can be made horizontal or inclined from the horizontal plane. By leveling the reading surface 4a of the reading unit 4, the non-contact IC card can be stably placed on the reading surface 4a. On the other hand, if the reading surface 4a is tilted with respect to the horizontal plane and the non-contact IC card placed on the reading surface 4a is dropped, the customer is not allowed to hold the non-contact IC card over the reading surface 4a. Since it is necessary to hold the non-contact IC card without placing it on the reading surface 4a, it is possible to suppress the misplacement of the non-contact IC card on the support surface 100.

  In the settlement terminal 1, the angle adjustment mechanism 20 includes a base body 22, a plurality of groove portions 25 a that are a plurality of locking portions, and a tension member 23, and the base body 22 is rotatable to the main body 5. And the groove 25a is provided on one of the base body 22 and the main body 5 (the base body 22 in the present embodiment), and the tension member 23 is connected to the plurality of groove parts 25a. An angle of the main body 5 with respect to the support surface 100 for each groove portion 25a that is rotatably connected to the other one of the base body 22 and the main body 5 (in this embodiment, the main body 5) so as to be selectively lockable. Make them different. Therefore, since the angle with respect to the support surface 100 of the main body 5 including the display unit 3 can be changed by changing the locking point (groove portion 25a) of the tension member 23, the display is performed according to the installation location of the settlement terminal 1. It is possible to make the display content of the section 3 easier to see.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various other embodiments can be adopted without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the reading unit is not limited to reading information on a non-contact IC card, and may be one that reads information on a magnetic card such as a credit card or a cash card.

  Further, the support portion is not limited to the flat support surface 100, and may be, for example, one that is formed in an uneven shape or curved shape, or one that supports the settlement terminal 1 by fitting or the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Payment terminal 2 ... Housing | casing 3 ... Display part 4 ... Reading part 5 ... Main body 6 ... Connection mechanism 7 ... Shaft part 8 ... Fitting part 20 ... Angle adjustment mechanism 22 ... Base | substrate
22c ... Supporting wall (wall)
23 ... Stretching member 25 ... Stopper portion 25a ... Groove portion (locking portion)
100 ... support surface (support part)

JP 2004-86242 A

Claims (1)

A payment terminal supported by a support unit,
Housing, attached to the housing, a body from the payment information medium storing information relating to the settlement has a reading unit and a display unit reading said information,
A coupling mechanism that couples the display unit to the housing such that the angle of the display unit with respect to the support unit can be adjusted;
An angle adjustment mechanism for adjusting the angle of the main body with respect to the support part;
Equipped with a,
The coupling mechanism is provided on one of the casing and the display unit and on the other of the casing and the display unit, and is rotatable relative to the shaft unit. An externally fitted fitting portion, and maintaining the angle of the display portion with respect to the support portion by a frictional resistance between the shaft portion and the fitting portion,
The angle adjustment mechanism includes a base having one end rotatably connected to the main body and supported by the support, and a plurality of locking portions provided on one of the base and the main body. And the other of the base body and the main body so as to be selectively lockable with a plurality of the locking portions, and pivotally connected to each other of the locking portions to be locked. A tension member that varies the angle, and
A settlement terminal , wherein the other end of the base is provided with a wall portion that supports the main body in a state in which the tension member is detached from the locking portion .

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