EP2409282B1 - Device for registering goods - Google Patents

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EP2409282B1
EP2409282B1 EP10707473.4A EP10707473A EP2409282B1 EP 2409282 B1 EP2409282 B1 EP 2409282B1 EP 10707473 A EP10707473 A EP 10707473A EP 2409282 B1 EP2409282 B1 EP 2409282B1
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07G—REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS
    • G07G1/00—Cash registers
    • G07G1/0036—Checkout procedures
    • G07G1/0045—Checkout procedures with a code reader for reading of an identifying code of the article to be registered, e.g. barcode reader or radio-frequency identity [RFID] reader
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
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    • A47F9/04—Check-out counters, e.g. for self-service stores
    • A47F9/046—Arrangement of recording means in or on check-out counters
    • A47F9/047—Arrangement of recording means in or on check-out counters for recording self-service articles without cashier or assistant
    • A47F9/048—Arrangement of recording means in or on check-out counters for recording self-service articles without cashier or assistant automatically

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  • the invention is based on a device for detecting goods on a self-service cash register system.
  • Such devices are used to capture the goods selected by a customer in a self-service department store.
  • the collection of the goods should be done automatically in order to be able to waive the presence of a cashier when paying for the goods.
  • the process whereby the customer independently collects and pays for the goods he has selected without relying on the presence of a cashier is called a self-checkout.
  • the goods are recorded with or without the support of the customer and the purchase price of the recorded goods is calculated.
  • the customer then pays his purchase in cash or by card directly to the self-service checkout system.
  • the goods are equipped with a machine-readable marking or a machine-readable code.
  • the mark or code is, for example, a one-dimensional, two-dimensional or other multi-dimensional bar code.
  • the machine-readable mark contains, inter alia, the price of the goods.
  • the customer places his goods selected by him on a transport device, such as a conveyor belt.
  • one or more scanning devices are arranged stationary on the transport device.
  • the scanner consists of several scanning units. Each scanning unit is equipped with a source for emitting optical radiation and with a detector for receiving the radiation reflected by the goods lying on the transport means. Typically, the optical radiation is light of the visible wavelength range or the infrared wavelength range.
  • the Scanning unit generates a scanning pattern by means of pattern forming mirrors, which is imaged on the scanned goods and is reflected by the goods.
  • the scanning unit also generates a signal corresponding to the reflected radiation.
  • Such scanning units are also called bar code readers or scanners. Often these are so-called laser scanner modules. They transmit the optically scanned machine readable mark into electrical signals which are input in digital form as an input to a data processing unit of a self-service cash register system.
  • Devices for detecting the goods on a self-service cash register system are usually equipped with scanning devices with a plurality of scanning units, which are arranged at different positions on and above the transport device. Such devices are also referred to as tunnel scanners.
  • the individual scanning units are in this case arranged in a stationary manner over an archway that is exciting over the transport device.
  • the goods lying on the transport device are transported past the scanning units.
  • the scanning units detect the surfaces of the goods in different directions.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a device for detecting goods on a self-service cashier system available, which offers in addition to the known drivers further possibilities to guide the goods via a scanning device, so that arranged on the underside of the goods machine-readable mark can be detected.
  • the device according to the invention with the features of claim 1 is characterized in that the transport device is equipped with at least one transport on which the goods are placed for transport and which is permeable at least in sections for the optical radiation of the source of the scanning device.
  • the means of transport does not serve to push the goods over the scanning device but forms a support for the goods to be transported.
  • the goods can be stored arbitrarily or in a predetermined arrangement on the means of transport.
  • the means of transport consists at least partially of a material which has a high transmission for the radiation.
  • the areas of the transport means that are transparent to the radiation may alternate with areas for which the radiation is absorbed or reflected.
  • the permeable to the radiation means of transport can provide together with other means of transport for the transport of goods.
  • the means of transport is the only means of transport of the transport device and provides the means of transport thus solely for the transport of the goods.
  • the means of transport is equipped with at least one conveyor belt which has a plurality of openings.
  • the openings can be round or angular. They can all be the same size or different sizes.
  • an opening must be larger than the length of the code or a plurality of small openings must be provided whose respective size can be smaller than the size of the marking. In this case, the openings together form a larger part of the carrying side of the conveyor belt than the remaining areas.
  • the transport means comprises at least one conveyor belt, which consists at least partially of a material permeable to the radiation of the source.
  • the material of the conveyor belt for the radiation on a high transmission. It is important to ensure that the radiation is not scattered by the material of the conveyor belt or only to a very limited extent, so that the coding can be resolved by the detector of the scanner.
  • the transport device as a transport means on a first conveyor belt and a second conveyor belt.
  • the first conveyor belt is arranged in the transport direction at least in front of the scanning device.
  • the second conveyor belt is at least partially permeable to the optical radiation of the source.
  • the second conveyor belt is arranged at least in sections above the scanning device and above the first conveyor belt.
  • the transport of the goods is thus not carried out solely by the permeable for the radiation conveyor belt.
  • the transport takes place through the two conveyor belts.
  • the permeable to the radiation conveyor belt does not have the entire transport route for the transport of the goods have necessary tensile force and stability but only over a distance corresponding to the extension of the scanning device in the transport direction.
  • Both conveyor belts preferably run on rollers.
  • the first conveyor belt is arranged circumferentially around rollers in the transport direction before and after the scanning device. In this case, the first conveyor belt is guided around the scanning device. For this purpose, the first conveyor belt is guided, for example, below the scanning device along.
  • the transport device may have a third conveyor belt as transport means, which is arranged in the transport direction downstream of the scanning device.
  • the second conveyor belt is arranged at least partially above the third conveyor belt.
  • the third conveyor belt can also circulate on rollers. It serves to transport the goods after passing the scanning device on.
  • the transport device is a roller conveyor with several roles as a means of transport. In this case, the source and the detector of the scanning device are arranged between two of the rollers.
  • the distance of the rollers is smaller than the predetermined size of the smallest product, which is detected by the scanner.
  • the movement of the rollers is not affected by the scanner and thus enough space for installation, operation and maintenance of the Scanning device is available, the source and the detector of the scanner are preferably arranged below the rollers.

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Stand der TechnikState of the art

Die Erfindung geht aus von einer Vorrichtung zur Erfassung von Waren an einem Selbstbedienungskassensystem.The invention is based on a device for detecting goods on a self-service cash register system.

Derartige Vorrichtungen dienen zur Erfassung der von einem Kunden ausgewählten Waren in einem Selbstbedienungswarenhaus. Die Erfassung der Waren soll automatisch erfolgen um bei der Bezahlung der Waren auf die Anwesenheit eines Kassierers verzichten zu können. Der Vorgang, bei dem der Kunde die von ihm ausgewählten Waren eigenständig erfasst und bezahlt, ohne dabei auf die Anwesenheit einer Kassierkraft angewiesen zu sein, wird als Self-Checkout bezeichnet. Hierbei werden die Waren mit oder ohne Unterstützung des Kunden erfasst und der Kaufpreis der erfassten Waren berechnet. Der Kunde zahlt anschließend seinen Einkauf bar oder per Karte direkt an dem Selbstbedienungskassensystem. Die Waren sind mit einer maschinenlesbaren Markierung oder einem maschinenlesbaren Code ausgestattet. Bei der Markierung oder dem Code handelt es sich beispielsweise um einen eindimensionalen, zweidimensionalen oder sonstigen mehrdimensionalen Strichcode. Dieser wird auch als Balkencode oder Barcode bezeichnet. Die maschinenlesbare Markierung enthält unter anderem den Preis der Ware. Der Kunde legt seine von ihm ausgewählten Waren auf eine Transporteinrichtung, beispielsweise ein Transportband. Zur Erfassung der Markierung an der Ware sind an der Transporteinrichtung eine oder mehrere Abtasteinrichtungen stationär angeordnet. Die Abtasteinrichtung besteht aus mehreren Abtasteinheiten. Jede Abtasteinheit ist mit einer Quelle zum Emittieren optischer Strahlung und mit einem Detektor zum Empfangen der von den auf der Transporteinrichtung liegenden Waren reflektierten Strahlung ausgestattet. Typischerweise handelt es sich bei der optischem Strahlung um Licht des sichtbaren Wellenlängenbereichs oder des infraroten Wellenlängenbereichs. Die Abtasteinheit erzeugt mittels Musterformspiegeln ein Abtastmuster, das auf den abgetasteten Waren abgebildet wird und von den Waren reflektiert wird. Die Abtasteinheit erzeugt ferner ein Signal entsprechend der reflektierten Strahlung. Derartige Abtasteinheiten werden auch als Barcodelesegerät oder als Scanner bezeichnet. Häufig handelt es sich um so genannte Laserscannermodule. Sie übertragen die optisch abgetastete maschinenlesbare Markierung in elektrische Signale, die in digitaler Form als Eingangsgröße in eine Datenverarbeitungseinheit eines Selbstbedienungskassensystems eingegeben werden.Such devices are used to capture the goods selected by a customer in a self-service department store. The collection of the goods should be done automatically in order to be able to waive the presence of a cashier when paying for the goods. The process whereby the customer independently collects and pays for the goods he has selected without relying on the presence of a cashier is called a self-checkout. Here, the goods are recorded with or without the support of the customer and the purchase price of the recorded goods is calculated. The customer then pays his purchase in cash or by card directly to the self-service checkout system. The goods are equipped with a machine-readable marking or a machine-readable code. The mark or code is, for example, a one-dimensional, two-dimensional or other multi-dimensional bar code. This is also called a barcode or barcode. The machine-readable mark contains, inter alia, the price of the goods. The customer places his goods selected by him on a transport device, such as a conveyor belt. To detect the marking on the goods, one or more scanning devices are arranged stationary on the transport device. The scanner consists of several scanning units. Each scanning unit is equipped with a source for emitting optical radiation and with a detector for receiving the radiation reflected by the goods lying on the transport means. Typically, the optical radiation is light of the visible wavelength range or the infrared wavelength range. The Scanning unit generates a scanning pattern by means of pattern forming mirrors, which is imaged on the scanned goods and is reflected by the goods. The scanning unit also generates a signal corresponding to the reflected radiation. Such scanning units are also called bar code readers or scanners. Often these are so-called laser scanner modules. They transmit the optically scanned machine readable mark into electrical signals which are input in digital form as an input to a data processing unit of a self-service cash register system.

Vorrichtungen zur Erfassung der Waren an einem Selbstbedienungskassensystem sind üblicherweise mit Abtasteinrichtungen mit mehreren Abtasteinheiten ausgestattet, welche an verschiedenen Positionen an und oberhalb der Transporteinrichtung angeordnet sind. Derartige Vorrichtungen werden auch als Tunnelscanner bezeichnet. Die einzelnen Abtasteinheiten sind in diesem Fall entlang eines sich über die Transporteinrichtung spannenden Torbogens ortsfest angeordnet. Die auf der Transporteinrichtung liegenden Waren werden an den Abtasteinheiten vorbei transportiert. Dabei erfassen die Abtasteinheiten die Oberflächen der Waren unter verschiedenen Richtungen.Devices for detecting the goods on a self-service cash register system are usually equipped with scanning devices with a plurality of scanning units, which are arranged at different positions on and above the transport device. Such devices are also referred to as tunnel scanners. The individual scanning units are in this case arranged in a stationary manner over an archway that is exciting over the transport device. The goods lying on the transport device are transported past the scanning units. The scanning units detect the surfaces of the goods in different directions.

Da die meisten Waren nur an einer Stelle mit einer Markierung ausgestattet sind, und eine nicht zu vernachlässigende Wahrscheinlichkeit besteht, dass der Kunde die Waren mit der die Markierung aufweisenden Seite nach unten auf das Transportband legt, ist für eine zuverlässige Erfassung der Waren neben der Abtastung der Waren von oben und von der Seite auch die Abtastung von unten notwendig. Aus der DE 102006054115 A1 ist eine Vorrichtung zur Erfassung von Waren an einem Selbstbedienungskassensystem bekannt, welches hierzu mit einem Transportband und mit quer zum Transportband verlaufenden Mitnehmern ausgestattet ist. Dabei werden die Mitnehmer oberhalb des Transportbandes und einer Abtasteinrichtung in Transportrichtung bewegt. Sie ziehen oder schieben die Waren über die Abtasteinrichtung.Since most goods are provided with a marking in only one place, and there is a considerable probability that the customer places the goods with the side having the marking down on the conveyor belt, this is a reliable means of detecting the goods next to the scanning the goods from above and from the side also the scanning from below necessary. From the DE 102006054115 A1 a device for detecting goods on a Selbstbedienungskassenensystem is known, which is equipped for this purpose with a conveyor belt and transverse to the conveyor belt drivers. The carriers are moved above the conveyor belt and a scanning device in the transport direction. You pull or push the goods over the scanner.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Vorrichtung zur Erfassung von Waren an einem Selbstbedienungskassensystem zur Verfügung zu stellen, welche zusätzlich zu den bekannten Mitnehmern weitere Möglichkeiten bietet, die Waren über eine Abtasteinrichtung zu führen, so dass eine an der Unterseite der Ware angeordnete maschinenlesbare Markierung erfasst werden kann.The invention has for its object to provide a device for detecting goods on a self-service cashier system available, which offers in addition to the known drivers further possibilities to guide the goods via a scanning device, so that arranged on the underside of the goods machine-readable mark can be detected.

Die Erfindung und ihre VorteileThe invention and its advantages

Die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung mit den Merkmalen des Anspruchs 1 zeichnet sich dadurch aus, dass die Transporteinrichtung mit mindestens einem Transportmittel ausgestattet ist, auf welches die Waren für den Transport gelegt werden und das zumindest abschnittsweise für die optische Strahlung der Quelle der Abtasteinrichtung durchlässig ist. Im Unterschied zu den aus dem Stand der Technik bekannten Mitnehmern dient das Transportmittel nicht dazu, die Waren über die Abtasteinrichtung zu schieben sondern bildet eine Unterlage für die zu transportierenden Waren. Die Waren können beliebig oder in einer vorgegebenen Anordnung auf dem Transportmittel abgelegt werden.The device according to the invention with the features of claim 1 is characterized in that the transport device is equipped with at least one transport on which the goods are placed for transport and which is permeable at least in sections for the optical radiation of the source of the scanning device. In contrast to the carriers known from the prior art, the means of transport does not serve to push the goods over the scanning device but forms a support for the goods to be transported. The goods can be stored arbitrarily or in a predetermined arrangement on the means of transport.

Um für die Strahlung der Quelle der Abtasteinrichtung durchlässig zu sein, besteht das Transportmittel zumindest teilweise aus einem Material, das für die Strahlung eine hohe Transmission aufweist. Die Bereiche, des Transportmittels, die für die Strahlung durchlässig sind, können sich beispielsweise mit Bereichen abwechseln, für die die Strahlung absorbiert oder reflektiert wird.In order to be transparent to the radiation of the source of the scanning device, the means of transport consists at least partially of a material which has a high transmission for the radiation. For example, the areas of the transport means that are transparent to the radiation may alternate with areas for which the radiation is absorbed or reflected.

Das für die Strahlung durchlässige Transportmittel kann zusammen mit weiteren Transportmitteln für den Transport der Waren sorgen. Darüber hinaus ist das Transportmittel das einzige Transportmittel der Transporteinrichtung und sorgt das Transportmittel damit allein für den Transport der Waren. Beispielsweise ist das Transportmittel mit mindestens einem Transportband ausgestattet, welches mehrere Öffnungen aufweist. Die Öffnungen können rund oder eckig ausgebildet sein. Sie können alle gleich groß oder unterschiedlich groß sein. Um sicherzustellen, dass der Code einer Ware durch eine oder mehrere Öffnungen hindurch erkannt wird, muss entweder eine Öffnung größer sein als die Länge des Codes oder es müssen mehrere kleine Öffnungen vorgesehen sein, deren jeweilige Größe kleiner sein kann als die Größe der Markierung. In diesem Fall bilden die Öffnungen zusammen einen größeren Teil der Tragseite des Transportbandes als die übrigen Bereiche. Die Öffnungen können zum Beispiel Teil eines Netzes oder einer gitterartigen Struktur des Transportbandes sein. Erfindungsgemäß weist das Transportmittel mindestens ein Transportband auf, welches zumindest teilweise aus einem für die Strahlung der Quelle durchlässigen Material besteht. In den betreffenden Abschnitten weist das Material des Transportbandes für die Strahlung eine hohe Transmission auf. Dabei ist darauf zu achten, dass die Strahlung an den durch das Material des Transportbandes nicht oder nur in sehr geringem Umfang gestreut wird, so dass die Codierung durch den Detektor der Abtasteinrichtung aufgelöst werden kann. Erfindungsgemäß weist die Transporteinrichtung als Transportmittel ein erstes Transportband und ein zweites Transportband auf. Das erste Transportband ist in Transportrichtung zumindest vor der Abtasteinrichtung angeordnet. Das zweite Transportband ist zumindest abschnittsweise für die optische Strahlung der Quelle durchlässig. Dabei ist das zweite Transportband zumindest abschnittsweise oberhalb der Abtasteinrichtung und oberhalb des ersten Transportbandes angeordnet. Der Transport der Waren erfolgt damit nicht allein durch das für die Strahlung durchlässige Transportband. Der Transport erfolgt durch die zwei Transportbänder. Damit muss das für die Strahlung durchlässige Transportband nicht über die gesamte Transportstrecke die für den Transport der Waren notwendige Zugkraft und Stabilität aufweisen sondern nur über eine Distanz, die der Ausdehnung der Abtasteinrichtung in Transportrichtung entspricht. Beide Transportbänder laufen bevorzugt auf Rollen um. Erfindungsgemäß ist das erste Transportband in Transportrichtung vor und nach der Abtasteinrichtung um Rollen umlaufend angeordnet. Dabei ist das erste Transportband um die Abtasteinrichtung herumgeführt. Hierzu wird das erste Transportband zum Beispiel unterhalb der Abtasteinrichtung entlang geführt. Dadurch wird vermieden, dass das erste Transportband die Abtasteinrichtung abdeckt. Es wird lediglich das zweite Transportband oberhalb der Abtasteinrichtung entlang geführt. Das erste Transportband sorgt damit zusammen mit dem zweiten Transportband dafür, dass die Waren der Abtasteinrichtung zugeführt und nach dem Passieren der Abtasteinrichtung weiter transportiert werden. Das zweite Transportband sorgt für den Transport über die Abtasteinrichtung. Beispielsweise und anders als in der Erfindung kann die Transporteinrichtung als Transportmittel ein drittes Transportband aufweisen, welches in Transportrichtung nach der Abtasteinrichtung angeordnet ist. Das zweite Transportband ist dabei zumindest teilweise oberhalb des dritten Transportbandes angeordnet. Das dritte Transportband kann ebenfalls auf Rollen umlaufen. Es dient dazu, die Waren nach dem Passieren der Abtasteinrichtung weiter zu transportieren. Beispielsweise ist die Transporteinrichtung ein Rollenförderer mit mehreren Rollen als Transportmittel. Dabei sind die Quelle und der Detektor der Abtasteinrichtung zwischen zwei der Rollen angeordnet. Der Abstand der Rollen ist kleiner als die vorgegebene Größe der kleinsten Ware, die mit der Abtasteinrichtung erfasst wird. Damit die Bewegung der Rollen nicht durch die Abtasteinrichtung beeinträchtigt wird und damit genügend Platz für die Installation, den Betrieb und die Wartung der Abtasteinrichtung zur Verfügung steht, sind die Quelle und der Detektor der Abtasteinrichtung bevorzugt unterhalb der Rollen angeordnet.The permeable to the radiation means of transport can provide together with other means of transport for the transport of goods. In addition, the means of transport is the only means of transport of the transport device and provides the means of transport thus solely for the transport of the goods. For example, the means of transport is equipped with at least one conveyor belt which has a plurality of openings. The openings can be round or angular. They can all be the same size or different sizes. In order to ensure that the code of a product is recognized through one or more openings, either an opening must be larger than the length of the code or a plurality of small openings must be provided whose respective size can be smaller than the size of the marking. In this case, the openings together form a larger part of the carrying side of the conveyor belt than the remaining areas. The openings may for example be part of a net or a grid-like structure of the conveyor belt. According to the invention, the transport means comprises at least one conveyor belt, which consists at least partially of a material permeable to the radiation of the source. In the relevant sections, the material of the conveyor belt for the radiation on a high transmission. It is important to ensure that the radiation is not scattered by the material of the conveyor belt or only to a very limited extent, so that the coding can be resolved by the detector of the scanner. According to the invention, the transport device as a transport means on a first conveyor belt and a second conveyor belt. The first conveyor belt is arranged in the transport direction at least in front of the scanning device. The second conveyor belt is at least partially permeable to the optical radiation of the source. In this case, the second conveyor belt is arranged at least in sections above the scanning device and above the first conveyor belt. The transport of the goods is thus not carried out solely by the permeable for the radiation conveyor belt. The transport takes place through the two conveyor belts. Thus, the permeable to the radiation conveyor belt does not have the entire transport route for the transport of the goods have necessary tensile force and stability but only over a distance corresponding to the extension of the scanning device in the transport direction. Both conveyor belts preferably run on rollers. According to the invention, the first conveyor belt is arranged circumferentially around rollers in the transport direction before and after the scanning device. In this case, the first conveyor belt is guided around the scanning device. For this purpose, the first conveyor belt is guided, for example, below the scanning device along. This avoids that the first conveyor belt covers the scanner. Only the second conveyor belt is guided above the scanning device. The first conveyor belt thus ensures, together with the second conveyor belt, that the goods are fed to the scanning device and transported further after passing through the scanning device. The second conveyor belt provides transport over the scanner. For example, and unlike in the invention, the transport device may have a third conveyor belt as transport means, which is arranged in the transport direction downstream of the scanning device. The second conveyor belt is arranged at least partially above the third conveyor belt. The third conveyor belt can also circulate on rollers. It serves to transport the goods after passing the scanning device on. For example, the transport device is a roller conveyor with several roles as a means of transport. In this case, the source and the detector of the scanning device are arranged between two of the rollers. The distance of the rollers is smaller than the predetermined size of the smallest product, which is detected by the scanner. Thus, the movement of the rollers is not affected by the scanner and thus enough space for installation, operation and maintenance of the Scanning device is available, the source and the detector of the scanner are preferably arranged below the rollers.

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Vorrichtung zur Erfassung der Waren an einem Selbstbedienungskassensystem in einer Seitenansicht,
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Vorrichtung gemäß Figur 1 in einer Ansicht von oben.
Die Figuren 1 und 2 zeigen eine Vorrichtung zur Erfassung der Waren an einem Selbstbedienungskassensystem mit einer Abtasteinrichtung 1 und einer Transporteinrichtung 2, welche Waren in Transportrichtung 3 transportiert. Die Waren sind in der Zeichnung nicht dargestellt. Die Transporteinrichtung weist ein erstes Transportband 4 und ein drittes Transportband 5 auf. Die beiden Transportbänder 4 und 5 laufen auf Rollen 6, 7, 8 und 9 um. Das erste Transportband 4 ist mit seinen Rollen 6 und 7 in Transportrichtung 3 vor der Abtasteinrichtung 1 angeordnet. Das dritte Transportband 5 ist mit seinen Rollen 8 und 9 in Transportrichtung nach der Abtasteinrichtung 1 angeordnet. Um die beiden Rollen 6 und 9 umlaufend und das erste Transportband 4, die Abtasteinrichtung 1 und das dritte Transportband 5 überdeckend ist ein zweites Transportband 10 mit einer Netz- oder Gitterstruktur angeordnet. Es führt die von links ankommenden Waren über die Abtasteinrichtung. Die Erfindung underscheidet sich von dieser Vorrichtung dadurch, dass sie kein drittes Transportband 5 aufweist. Das erste Transportband 4 ist in Transportrichtung zumindest vor der Abtasteinrichtung 1 angeordnet. Das zweite Transportband 10 ist zumindest abschnittsweise für die optische Strahlung der Quelle durchlässig. Dabei ist das zweite Transportband 10 zumindest abschnittsweise oberhalb der Abtasteinrichtung 1 und oberhalb des ersten Transportbandes 4 angeordnet. Der Transport der Waren erfolgt damit nicht allein durch das für die Strahlung durchlässige Transportband 10. Der Transport erfolgt durch die zwei Transportbänder 4 und 10. Damit muss das für die Strahlung durchlässige Transportband 10 nicht über die gesamte Transportstrecke die für den Transport der Waren notwendige Zugkraft und Stabilität aufweisen sondern nur über eine Distanz, die der Ausdehnung der Abtasteinrichtung 1 in Transportrichtung entspricht. Beide Transportbänder 4 und 10 laufen bevorzugt auf Rollen um. Das erste Transportband 4 ist in Transportrichtung vor und nach der Abtasteinrichtung um Rollen umlaufend angeordnet. Dabei ist das erste Transportband 4 um die Abtasteinrichtung 1 herumgeführt. Hierzu wird das erste Transportband 4 zum Beispiel unterhalb der Abtasteinrichtung 1 entlang geführt. Dadurch wird vermieden, dass das erste Transportband 4 die Abtasteinrichtung 1 abdeckt. Es wird lediglich das zweite Transportband 10 oberhalb der Abtasteinrichtung 1 entlang geführt. Das erste Transportband 4 sorgt damit zusammen mit dem zweiten Transportband 10 dafür, dass die Waren der Abtasteinrichtung 1 zugeführt und nach dem Passieren der Abtasteinrichtung 1 weiter transportiert werden. Das zweite Transportband 10 sorgt für den Transport über die Abtasteinrichtung 1.
FIG. 1
Device for detecting the goods on a self-service cash system in a side view,
FIG. 2
Device according to FIG. 1 in a view from above.
The Figures 1 and 2 show a device for detecting the goods on a self-service cash system with a scanning device 1 and a transport device 2, which transports goods in the transport direction 3. The goods are not shown in the drawing. The transport device has a first conveyor belt 4 and a third conveyor belt 5. The two conveyor belts 4 and 5 run on rollers 6, 7, 8 and 9. The first conveyor belt 4 is arranged with its rollers 6 and 7 in the transport direction 3 in front of the scanning device 1. The third conveyor belt 5 is arranged with its rollers 8 and 9 in the transport direction after the scanning device 1. Around the two rollers 6 and 9 encircling and the first conveyor belt 4, the scanning device 1 and the third conveyor belt 5 overlapping a second conveyor belt 10 is arranged with a mesh or grid structure. It leads the goods arriving from the left via the scanning device. The invention differs from this device in that it does not have a third conveyor belt 5. The first conveyor belt 4 is arranged in the transport direction at least in front of the scanning device 1. The second conveyor belt 10 is at least partially permeable to the optical radiation of the source. In this case, the second conveyor belt 10 is arranged at least in sections above the scanning device 1 and above the first conveyor belt 4. The transport of the goods is thus carried out not only by the permeable for the radiation conveyor belt 10. The transport is carried by the two conveyor belts 4 and 10. Thus, the permeable to the radiation conveyor belt 10 does not have the necessary transport of goods for the transport over the entire transport route and stability but only over a distance corresponding to the extension of the scanning device 1 in the transport direction. Both conveyor belts 4 and 10 preferably run on rollers. The first conveyor belt 4 is arranged circumferentially around the rollers in the transport direction before and after the scanning device. In this case, the first conveyor belt 4 is guided around the scanning device 1. For this purpose, the first conveyor belt 4 is guided, for example, below the scanning device 1 along. This avoids that the first conveyor belt 4 covers the scanning device 1. It is only the second conveyor belt 10 is guided above the scanning device 1 along. The first conveyor belt 4 thus ensures, together with the second conveyor belt 10, that the goods are fed to the scanning device 1 and transported further after passing through the scanning device 1. The second conveyor belt 10 ensures transport via the scanning device 1.

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Claims (1)

  1. Device for registering goods at a self-service cash register system, comprising a transporting device (2) for transporting goods in a predefined transporting direction (3),
    at least one transporting means (4, 5, 10) of the transporting device onto which goods can be placed for transporting,
    at least one scanning device (1), which is arranged fixed in place on the transporting device (2) for registering machine-readable codes with which the goods are provided,
    at least one source for emitting optical radiation in the direction of the transporting device and
    at least one detector for receiving the radiation that is reflected by the goods lying on the transporting device and for generating a signal corresponding to the intensity of the reflected radiation,
    wherein the transporting means (10) is pervious at least in some sections to the optical radiation from the source,
    wherein the transporting device (2) has as transporting means a first transporting belt (4) and a second transporting belt (10),
    wherein the first transporting belt (4) is arranged at least before the scanning device (1) in the transporting direction (3),
    wherein the second transporting belt (10) is pervious at least in some sections to the optical radiation from the source, and
    wherein the second transporting belt (10) is arranged at least in some sections above the scanning device (1) and above the first transporting belt (4),
    characterized
    in that the second transporting belt (10) consists at least partially of a material that is pervious to the radiation from the source,
    in that the first transporting belt (4) is arranged before and after the scanning device (1) in the transporting direction, running around rollers, and in that the first transporting belt (4) is led around the scanning device (1).
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