CN212846999U

CN212846999U - Shopping cart

Info

Publication number: CN212846999U
Application number: CN202020342078.2U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 鈴木航太
Original assignee: Toshiba TEC Corp
Current assignee: Toshiba TEC Corp
Priority date: 2019-03-05
Filing date: 2019-03-05
Publication date: 2021-03-30
Anticipated expiration: 2029-03-05

Abstract

An embodiment of the utility model provides a shopping cart, shopping cart installs the commodity sales terminal who is used for carrying out commodity sales registration, still install with the alarm unit that commodity sales terminal connects, alarm unit is when receiving and coming send out the police dispatch newspaper during commodity sales terminal's alarm drive signal. According to the above configuration, after a customer selects and registers age-limited merchandise in a supermarket or a shopping mall, the merchandise sales terminal issues an alarm, and even if the customer is not in the sight of a clerk, the customer can confirm the age of the customer who wants to purchase merchandise and classify the customer into an adult or a minor, thereby avoiding the problem that the minor customer registers and purchases merchandise which is prohibited from being sold to the minor without paying attention of surrounding people in the conventional merchandise sales terminal, and improving the shopping regulation of a self-service store such as a supermarket.

Description

Shopping cart

The application is a divisional application with application date of 2019, 03 and 05, application number of 201920275128.7 and invention name of 'commodity sales terminal and shopping cart'.

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a shopping cart.

Background

At present, self-service shopping carts are increasingly popular in supermarkets or shopping centers. A customer uses a shopping cart such as a cart having a point of sale (POS) terminal to place a commodity, the purchase of which has been registered, on the cart while performing selective registration of the commodity. Therefore, the shopping experience is improved, and the settlement time is saved.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a flowchart illustrating a process of a conventional goods sales terminal in purchasing goods by a customer; when a minor customer purchases a commodity sales terminal, a store clerk visually recognizes the customer and notifies the customer of the minor purchase to prevent the minor customer from selling prohibited commodities (e.g., liquor or tobacco).

However, since the supermarket field is large, the place where the customer settles accounts can be in any corner of the supermarket, and the store clerk cannot timely confirm the commodity selected by each underage customer. Therefore, the conventional article sales terminal has a problem that an underage customer registers and purchases an article prohibited from being sold to an underage (i.e., an age-limited article) without drawing the attention of the surrounding people.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In view of the above, the present invention is directed to a shopping cart with an alarm unit, so as to avoid the problem that the current merchandise sales terminal registers and purchases the merchandise prohibited from being sold to the minors without attracting the attention of the surrounding people, and improve the shopping regulation of self-service stores such as supermarkets.

The utility model provides a shopping cart installs the commodity sales terminal who is used for carrying out commodity sales registration, still install with the alarm unit that commodity sales terminal connects, alarm unit is as receiving and coming send out the police dispatch newspaper during commodity sales terminal's warning drive signal.

According to the above configuration, after a customer selects and registers age-limited merchandise in a supermarket or a shopping mall, the merchandise sales terminal issues an alarm, and even if the customer is not in the sight of a clerk, the customer can confirm the age of the customer who wants to purchase merchandise and classify the customer into an adult or a minor, thereby avoiding the problem that the minor customer registers and purchases merchandise which is prohibited from being sold to the minor without paying attention of surrounding people in the conventional merchandise sales terminal, and improving the shopping regulation of a self-service store such as a supermarket.

Further, in the shopping cart, the alarm unit is of a cylindrical structure.

Further, in the shopping cart, the commodity selling device includes a display portion provided on a frame of the shopping cart, and the alarm unit is provided on a top of the display portion.

According to the structure, the alarm unit is positioned at the top of the display part, so that people around the commodity to be purchased can find the alarm unit easily, and the alarm link is more striking.

Further, in the shopping cart, the alarm unit is detachably connected to the display unit.

According to the structure, the alarm unit is detachably connected with the display part, so that the alarm unit is convenient to replace, install and adjust.

Further, in the shopping cart, the alarm unit is disposed on a front end frame of the shopping cart.

Furthermore, in the shopping cart, the alarm unit is detachably connected with the display part in a sliding manner, wherein an I-shaped protrusion structure is arranged at the bottom of the alarm unit, an I-shaped sliding groove is arranged at the top of the display part, and the protrusion structure and the sliding groove can be mutually matched and connected.

Further, in the shopping cart, the alarm unit is connected with the display part through bolt fixation or suction by a suction disc.

Furthermore, in the shopping cart, a power supply of the alarm unit is a storage battery.

According to the structure, the alarm unit is simpler and more practical in structure without an external power line, and is convenient for a customer to put commodities into a shopping cart or take the commodities out of the shopping cart.

Further, in the shopping cart, the alarm unit receives an alarm driving signal from the commodity sales terminal through a wireless network.

According to the structure, the connection relation between the alarm unit and the commodity sales terminal can be optimized without adopting wired connection, and the commodity can be conveniently put into or taken out of a shopping cart by a customer.

Further, in the shopping cart, the alarm unit is an audible and visual alarm.

The audible and visual alarm is adopted, so that the volume is small, the weight is light, and the working operation is reliable and stable.

Drawings

Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments. The drawings are only for purposes of illustrating the preferred embodiments and are not to be construed as limiting the invention. Also, like reference numerals are used to refer to like parts throughout the drawings. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a flowchart illustrating a process of a conventional merchandise sales terminal in purchasing merchandise by a customer;

FIG. 2 is a flow chart illustrating an exemplary process of purchasing merchandise by a customer;

FIG. 3 is a diagram of the relative position of the merchandise sales terminal in the shopping cart according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a structural diagram of an alarm unit in the commodity sales terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the alarm unit and the display unit of the embodiment of the present invention after being assembled; and

fig. 6 is a logic framework diagram of the commodity sales terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the reference numerals

1 shopping cart

2 Commodity sales terminal

3 Settlement department

4 scanning part

5 display part

6 registration confirming unit

7 alarm unit

8 confirmation unit

9 processing unit

10 protrusion structure

11 sliding groove

Detailed Description

Various exemplary embodiments, features and aspects of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, like reference numbers can indicate functionally identical or similar elements. While the various aspects of the embodiments are presented in drawings, the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale unless specifically indicated. The word "exemplary" is used exclusively herein to mean "serving as an example, embodiment, or illustration. Any embodiment described herein as "exemplary" is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments.

It should be noted that in the description of the present invention, the terms of direction or positional relationship indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "inner", "outer", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are only for convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

Furthermore, it should be noted that, in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that features of the embodiments of the invention may be combined with each other without conflict. The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings in conjunction with embodiments.

In the following detailed description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a better understanding of the present invention. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without some of these specific details. In some instances, methods, instrumentalities and elements well known to those skilled in the art have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the present invention.

In order to make the above objects, features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below.

Hereinafter, referring to fig. 2 to 6, preferred embodiments of the merchandise sales terminal of the present invention are shown. Fig. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of purchasing a commodity by a customer according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a diagram of the relative position of the merchandise sales terminal in the shopping cart according to an embodiment of the present invention; fig. 4 is a structural diagram of an alarm unit in the commodity sales terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the alarm unit and the display unit of the embodiment of the present invention after being assembled; and fig. 6 is a logic frame diagram of the commodity sales terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.

The embodiment of the utility model provides a commodity sales terminal 2 sets up in shopping cart 1, include: a scanner unit 4, a registration confirmation unit 6, and a settlement unit 3; the scanner 4 is electrically connected to the registration confirmation unit 6, and scans the product and transmits product information to the registration confirmation unit 6; the registration confirming part 6 is used for judging whether the commodity information contains the age-restricted commodity, receiving the verification result returned according to the age-restricted commodity and sending a settlement signal; the settlement unit 3 is electrically connected to the registration confirming unit 6, and settles the commodity according to the settlement signal.

After a customer selects and registers an age-limited commodity in a supermarket or a shopping mall, the registration confirming section 6 gives an alarm to confirm the age of the customer who wants to purchase the commodity by surrounding people and classify the customer into an adult or a minor even if the customer is not in the sight of a clerk, thereby avoiding the problem that the minor customer registers and purchases a commodity which is prohibited from being sold to the minor without paying attention to the surrounding people in the conventional commodity sales terminal 2 and improving the shopping regulation of a self-service store such as a supermarket.

Next, in the commodity sales terminal 2, the registration confirmation section 6 includes a processing unit 9, an alarm unit 7, and a confirmation unit 8; the processing unit 9 is provided with a first input end, a second input end, a first output end and a second output end; a first input end of the processing unit 9 is electrically connected with the scanning part 4; the first output end of the processing unit 9 is electrically connected with the input end of the alarm unit 7; a second output terminal of the processing unit 9 is electrically connected to the settlement unit 3; the processing unit 9 is used for judging whether the commodity information contains the age-limited commodity, and if so, sending an alarm driving signal; the alarm unit 7 is used for receiving an alarm driving signal to alarm; the input end of the confirmation unit 8 is used for receiving the verification result input by others for the age-limited commodity related to the alarm; an output of the validation unit 8 is connected to a second input of the processing unit 9 for sending the verification result to the processing unit 9.

Further, the merchandise sales terminal 2 further includes a display unit 5 provided on the frame of the shopping cart 1; the alarm unit 7 is located on top of the display 5.

With such a configuration, the alarm unit 7 is located at the top of the display unit 5, so that people around the commodity to be purchased can easily find the commodity, and the alarm link is more striking.

In fact, the position of the alarm unit 7 is not limited to the top of the display portion 5, for example, on the front frame of the shopping cart 1, as long as it can be easily found by people around, so that the alarm link is more striking, and all belong to the protection scope of the present invention. In the merchandise sales terminal 2, the alarm unit 7 is detachably connected to the display unit 5. Specifically, the alarm unit 7 is detachably connected to the display unit 5 in a sliding manner. The bottom of the alarm unit 7 is provided with an I-shaped protrusion structure 10, and the top of the display part 5 is provided with an I-shaped sliding groove 11; the protrusion structure 10 and the sliding groove 11 can be mutually connected in a matching way.

According to the structure, the alarm unit 7 is detachably connected with the display part 5, so that the alarm unit 7 is convenient to replace, install and adjust. The I-shaped sliding detachable connection mode is simple in structure, stable, light and strong and easy to realize.

In fact, the connection mode of the alarm unit 7 and the display part 5 is not limited to the sliding detachable connection, but also other modes, such as bolt fixing, sucking disc adsorption, etc., are applicable, as long as the installation and maintenance of the alarm unit 7 are easy, the protection scope of the present invention is also included.

In the merchandise sales terminal 2, the alarm unit 7 has a cylindrical structure.

The alarm unit 7 with the cylindrical structure has wide cognition degree, and is convenient for surrounding people to identify; simultaneously, the cylinder structure is compared in the structure that has the edges and corners, even take place to collide with, is difficult for causing personnel's injury.

In the merchandise sales terminal 2, the alarm unit 7 is an audible and visual alarm.

In the merchandise sales terminal 2, the power source of the alarm unit 7 is a battery.

By adopting the structure, no external power cord is provided, the structure of the alarm unit 7 is simpler and more practical, and more power cords are not needed, so that the customers can conveniently put commodities into the shopping cart 1 or take the commodities out of the shopping cart 1.

In the commodity sales terminal 2, the alarm unit 7 and the processing unit 9 are connected to each other via a wireless network.

With this configuration, the connection relationship between the alarm unit 7 and the processing unit 9 can be optimized without using a wired connection, and it is further convenient for a customer to put a product in the shopping cart 1 or take it out of the shopping cart 1.

In fact, the connection mode of the alarm unit 7 and the processing unit 9 is not limited to wireless network connection, and other modes, such as bluetooth connection, etc., are also possible, as long as the connection between the alarm unit 7 and the processing unit 9 can be facilitated, and the structure of the commodity sales terminal 2 is optimized, all belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

Meanwhile, in the commodity sales terminal 2, the registration confirmation unit 8 includes a touch key. The touch keys are integrated with the liquid crystal screen of the display unit 5.

With this configuration, it is easy for surrounding persons to confirm the customer who wants to purchase the product, and the product sales terminal 2 is more simple and practical in structure.

Referring again to fig. 2 to 6, in actual operation:

after a customer enters a self-service store such as a supermarket, the alarm unit 7 is in a light-off state before the customer selects the commodity, the required commodity is selected, the scanning part 4 is used for scanning, and the commodity information is sent to the processing unit 9.

When the product information received by the processing unit 9 does not include the age-restricted product, the processing unit 9 issues a settlement giving instruction to the settlement unit 3, and the product is settled and placed in the product storage unit of the shopping cart 1.

When the commodity information received by the processing unit 9 includes age-limited commodities (such as cigarettes, wine and the like), the processing unit 9 sends an alarm instruction to the alarm unit 7, the alarm unit 7 is in a light-on state, and meanwhile, sends out a voice prompt that "you purchase commodities with limited ages and please confirm"; at the same time, the processing unit 9 issues a confirmation request to the confirmation unit 8, and the confirmation unit 8 displays two touch keys of "ok" and "not ok" in the setting area of the liquid crystal panel of the display unit 5.

After the surrounding people find the alarm, the age of the customer who wants to purchase the commodity is confirmed: when a customer who wants to purchase a commodity is an adult and the surrounding people select 'legal', the processing unit 9 sends a settlement instruction to the settlement part 3, the commodity is placed in the commodity storage part of the shopping cart 1 after settlement, and the alarm unit 7 is in a light-off state; when the customer who wants to purchase the commodity is a minor and the surrounding people select "illegal", the processing unit 9 does not settle the age-limited commodity, and after the customer who wants to purchase the commodity speaks the commodity information to be deleted from the registration information and the commodity is put back, the alarm unit 7 cancels the alarm and restores the light-off state.

The embodiment of the utility model provides a commodity sales terminal, including scanning portion, registration confirmation portion and settlement portion; the scanning part is electrically connected with the registration confirmation part and is used for scanning the commodity and sending commodity information to the registration confirmation part; the registration confirmation part is used for judging whether the commodity information contains the age-restricted commodity, receiving a verification result returned according to the age-restricted commodity and sending a settlement signal; the settlement unit is electrically connected to the registration confirming unit and is used for settling the settlement of the commodity according to the settlement signal. By using the commodity sales terminal, the problem that the prior commodity sales terminal has the defects that the prior commodity sales terminal registers and purchases and prohibits selling commodities to minors without attracting the attention of surrounding people is solved, and the shopping standardization of self-service markets such as supermarkets and the like is improved.

In a second aspect, the embodiment of the present invention further includes a shopping cart, the specific structure and the working principle of which are the same as those of the above-mentioned commodity sales terminal, and are not repeated here.

As described above, although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that many modifications can be made to the embodiments without substantially departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, all such modifications are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A shopping cart equipped with a commodity sales terminal for registering sales of commodities,

and the alarm unit is connected with the commodity sales terminal and gives an alarm when receiving an alarm driving signal from the commodity sales terminal.

2. The shopping cart of claim 1,

the alarm unit is of a cylindrical structure.

3. The shopping cart of claim 2,

the commodity selling device is provided with a display part positioned on a frame of the shopping cart, and the alarm unit is arranged at the top of the display part.

4. The shopping cart of claim 3,

the alarm unit is detachably connected with the display part.

5. The shopping cart of claim 2,

the alarm unit is arranged on a front end frame of the shopping cart.

6. The shopping cart of claim 4,

alarm unit with the connection can be dismantled for sliding to the display part, wherein, alarm unit's bottom is equipped with "worker" type protruding structure, the top of display part is equipped with "worker" type sliding tray, protruding structure with the sliding tray can be mutually supported and be connected.

7. The shopping cart of claim 3,

the alarm unit is connected with the display part through bolt fixing or sucking by a sucking disc.

8. The shopping cart of claim 1,

and the power supply of the alarm unit is a storage battery.

9. The shopping cart of claim 1,

the alarm unit receives an alarm driving signal from the commodity sales terminal through a wireless network.

10. The shopping cart of any one of claims 1 to 9,

the alarm unit is an audible and visual alarm.