JP7634862B2 - Change tray - Google Patents

Description

This invention relates to a change tray that is attached to a cash register used for checkout in supermarkets and other places.

In recent years, to prevent the spread of infectious diseases caused by bacteria and viruses, supermarkets and shopping malls have been seeking to avoid direct hand-to-hand exchanges of payment and change between cashiers and customers.

The present invention provides a change receiver that prevents the purchase price and change from being handed over directly between the cashier and the customer.

The change receiver of the present invention is characterized by having a base on which change is placed and at least two recesses that are connected to the base and recessed downward from the base.

The above features allow the salesperson and the customer to exchange payment and change via the stand, which avoids direct hand-to-hand exchanges between the salesperson and the customer. In addition, because there are two recesses, the salesperson and the customer do not share the recesses when taking out change, and indirect contact between the salesperson and the customer can be avoided as much as possible.

Furthermore, the change receiver of the present invention is characterized in that the recesses are arranged on both sides of the stand, and when the change receiver is installed on the cash register, one of the recesses faces the employee who operates the cash register, and the other recess faces the customer.

The above features make it easy for both store clerks and customers to withdraw payment and change.

As described above, the change receiver of the present invention makes it possible to avoid direct hand-over of purchase amounts and change between the cashier and the customer.

1A is an overall perspective view of a change receiver according to the present invention, and FIG. 1A is a side view of the change receiver of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 2 is a plan view of a cash register equipped with the change tray of the present invention.

100: change receiver 110: installation base 120: recess 130: recess

Below, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the shapes and materials of the components of the change receiver in the embodiment described below are merely examples and are not limited to these. Note that the "vertical direction" described in this specification refers to the direction perpendicular to the base of the change receiver, which is installed along a horizontal plane.

First, Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 show the change receiver 100 of the present invention. Fig. 1(a) is an overall perspective view of the change receiver 100, Fig. 1(b) is a plan view of the change receiver 100, Fig. 2(a) is a side view of the change receiver 100, and Fig. 2(b) is a front view of the change receiver 100.

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the change receiver 100 is made entirely from any material, such as synthetic resin, and includes a roughly rectangular base 110 and recesses (120, 130) on both the front and back sides of the base 110. The base 110 has a flat surface so that bills, coins, and other change and change can be placed on it, and multiple linear grooves 111 are formed on the surface to make it easier to move coins, etc.

The recess 120 is connected to the platform 110 and is recessed downward from the platform 110. The recess 120 is recessed in an approximately hemispherical shape, making it easy to scoop up coins and other items in the recess 120 with your fingers along the approximately hemispherical surface of the recess 120. The portion where the platform 110 and the recess 120 are connected is an inclined surface 121, making it easy to move change such as bills and coins placed on the platform 110 from the platform 110 to the recess 120. The recess 130 on the opposite side of the platform 110 to the recess 120 is also configured in the same way as the recess 120. In other words, the recess 130 is recessed downward from the platform 110 in an approximately hemispherical shape, and the portion where the platform 110 and the recess 130 are connected is an inclined surface 131.

Furthermore, the platform 110 is provided with side walls (140, 150) on both the left and right sides. Each side wall (140, 150) protrudes upward from the end of the platform 110, so that change such as bills and coins placed on the platform 110 can be prevented from falling outward from the platform 110. Furthermore, the end 141 of the side wall 140 and the end 151 of the side wall 150 protrude upward from the recess 120 and the recess 130, respectively, and smoothly connect to the recess 120 and the recess 130. Therefore, when the change moves from the platform 110 to the recess 120 or the recess 130, the change can be prevented from falling outward.

Next, FIG. 3 shows the installation state of the change receiver 100. Note that FIG. 3 is a plan view of the checkout counter M in which the change receiver 100 is installed.

As shown in FIG. 3, the change receiver 100 is installed near the operation unit N of an existing checkout counter M installed in a store such as a supermarket. The checkout counter M is a stand placed on the floor, and the store clerk X and the shopper Y face each other across the checkout counter M. The recess 120 of the change receiver 100 is positioned so that it faces the shopper Y, and the recess 130 of the change receiver 100 is positioned so that it faces the store clerk X.

For example, clerk X performs the transaction by reading the items in a shopping basket placed on the cash register counter M with a scanner or the like on the operation unit N. After the transaction, customer Y places the amount to be paid on the placement platform 110 of the change receiver 100. After that, clerk X uses his/her fingers to move the amount placed on the placement platform 110 from the placement platform 110 to the recessed portion 130 and remove it. Next, clerk X places the change for the paid amount on the placement platform 110 of the change receiver 100. Then, customer Y uses his/her fingers to move the amount placed on the placement platform 110 from the placement platform 110 to the recessed portion 120 and remove it.

In this way, according to the change receiver 100 of the present invention, the exchange of the purchase amount, change, etc. between clerk X and shopper Y is carried out via the placement platform 110, so direct hand-to-hand exchange between clerk X and shopper Y can be avoided. In addition, since there are two recesses, clerk X and shopper Y do not share the recesses when taking out change, etc., and indirect contact between clerk X and shopper Y can be avoided as much as possible.

In addition, the recess 120 of the change receiver 100 is positioned to face the customer Y side, and the recess 130 of the change receiver 100 is positioned to face the store clerk X side, making it easy for both the store clerk X and the customer Y to take out the money, change, etc.

The change receiver 100 is not limited to the shape shown in Figs. 1 to 3, and may have any shape as long as it has the mounting base 110 and at least two recesses. The change receiver 100 has two recesses 120 and 130 facing each other on both sides of the mounting base 110, but is not limited to this, and one of the recesses 120 and 130 may be provided on the side wall side. The change receiver 100 has two recesses 120 and 130, but is not limited to this, and may have three or more recesses, for example, a recess with the same configuration as the recess 120 on the side wall side. The recesses 120 and 130 are approximately hemispherical in shape, but are not limited to this, and may have any shape as long as they are recessed downward so that money and change can be inserted. Additionally, the recess 120 of the change receiver 100 is positioned to face the shopper Y side, and the recess 130 of the change receiver 100 is positioned to face the store clerk X side, but this is not limited thereto, and the recess 120 and the recess 130 can each be positioned to face in any direction.

The change receiver of the present invention is not limited to the above example, and various modifications and combinations are possible within the scope of the claims and the scope of the embodiments, and these modifications and combinations are also included in the scope of the rights.

Claims (2)

A table for placing change;
At least two recesses are provided, which are continuous with the mounting base and recessed downward from the mounting base,
a groove is formed on the surface of the mounting table so as to extend linearly toward the recess;
The mounting table has side walls protruding upward on both sides thereof,
A change receiver , characterized in that an end of the side wall protrudes upward from the recess and smoothly connects to the recess . The recesses are disposed on both sides of the mounting table,
The change tray according to claim 1, characterized in that, when the change tray is installed on the cash register counter, one of the recesses faces toward the employee who operates the cash register, and the other recess faces toward the customer.

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