JP3289998B2 - Product sales data processing device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a merchandise sales data processing apparatus used for a checkout counter or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A merchandise sales data processing device such as a checkout counter is provided with a conveyor device for sequentially conveying commodities on the upper surface of an elongated soccer table communicating from a merchandise loading section to a merchandise unloading section, and reading and scanning barcodes of commodities. And a barcode scanner are sequentially arranged, and an electronic cash register is arranged in the vicinity of a product discharge section of a soccer table.

[0003] In such a product sales data processing apparatus, a single sales clerk operates both a barcode scanner and an electronic cash register by one store clerk.
The barcode scanner and the electronic cash register can be used for both a two-person sales operation in which a dedicated clerk operates each of them.

[0004] For example, in the case where a single-person sales operation is performed by the commodity sales data processing apparatus, when a customer places a shopping basket on a commodity carry-in section of a soccer table and sequentially places commodities on a conveyor apparatus, the customer places the shopping basket on the conveyor apparatus. The device will transport the goods to the location of the barcode scanner. Therefore, one clerk reads and scans the barcode of the product with this barcode scanner and performs registration processing of the product data.
The commodities for which the merchandise data registration processing has been completed are sequentially put into an empty shopping basket set in advance in the merchandise unloading section.

At this time, the merchandise data input by the barcode scanner as described above is sequentially transmitted to the electronic cash register and registered, so that the registration processing and the transfer have been completed for all the merchandise. The clerk moves from the position facing the barcode scanner to the position facing the electronic cash register to execute the transaction.

[0006] When a two-person sales operation is performed by the product sales data processing apparatus, dedicated clerks are arranged at a position facing the barcode scanner and a position facing the electronic cash register. These clerks execute the registration process by the barcode scanner and the accounting process by the electronic cash register.

Here, in such a merchandise sales data processing apparatus, generally, after the accounting processing is completed, the customer transfers the shopping basket storing the merchandise to the position of the work table in another place, where the merchandise in the shopping basket is stored. However, there is a problem that the work load on the customer is large and the overall space efficiency and work efficiency are low. Therefore, in order to solve such a problem, the present applicant proposes a commercial product sales data processing device proposed in Japanese Patent Application No. 4-32111 or the like,
It has a structure in which an automatic bagging device is arranged in the product discharge section.

In this product sales data processing apparatus, a basket table serving as a product loading section, a belt conveyor, a barcode scanner, and an automatic bagging device are sequentially arranged, and the rear portion of the belt conveyor is located near the barcode scanner. It has a structure in which electronic cash registers are arranged. By doing so, in this product sales data processing device,
It is an essential requirement that a clerk be located near the automatic bagging device, but since a barcode scanner, electronic cash register, and automatic bagging device are arranged around this single clerk, extremely high efficiency is achieved. It is designed to be able to carry out single-person sales.

[0009]

In the merchandise sales data processing apparatus described above, a basket placing table, a belt conveyor, a barcode scanner, and an automatic bagging apparatus are sequentially connected to each other, and an electronic cash register is provided near the barcode scanner. By arranging, it is possible to execute sales work on a one-person basis with high efficiency.

However, in such a merchandise sales data processing apparatus, as described above, it is essential that a clerk is located near the automatic bagging apparatus. Therefore, a bar code scanner or an electronic cash register is provided around the clerk. It is also an indispensable requirement to place such information. For this reason, in this product sales data processing apparatus, the occupation area of the clerk is set to be extremely small in order to improve the work efficiency of the single-person sales business as described above. Is extremely difficult to perform.

For example, in the merchandise sales data processing apparatus in which the automatic bagging device is arranged in the merchandise unloading section as described above, only the electronic cash register is arranged in the vicinity of the automatic bagging apparatus and the merchandise loading section separated from the automatic cash register. It is conceivable that a barcode scanner is arranged in the vicinity of the above. However, in this case, it is difficult to perform a single-person sales business even though a two-person sales business can be performed.

Accordingly, Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No.
In the product sales data processing device of 4-239996, a barcode scanner is slidably attached to the side edge of the conveyor device, so that when performing sales work on a one-man basis, the movement range of one clerk can be reduced. The work load is reduced to reduce the work load, and when executing a two-person sales operation, the area occupied by two store clerks is increased to improve work efficiency.

However, in such a merchandise sales data processing apparatus, the operability is low even if the bar code scanner is actually located in the middle of one belt conveyor. It is desirable that the unloading conveyor be located independently.

Therefore, in the merchandise sales data processing apparatus disclosed in the above publication, the carry-in conveyor and the carry-out conveyor are arranged independently on the left and right sides of the movable barcode scanner. Can be changed freely. For this reason, the structure of the belt conveyor of this checkout counter is extremely complicated, which hinders productivity and reduction in size and weight.

[0015]

In a merchandise sales data processing apparatus, a conveyer device for sequentially conveying commodities and a bar code scanner for reading and scanning a bar code of the merchandise are arranged at a position communicating with a merchandise carry-in portion to a merchandise carry-out portion. A unit arranging mechanism for slidably supporting the conveyor device and arranging the bar code scanner at a position adjacent to one of the product carrying-in portion and the product carrying-out portion and detachably mounting the barcode scanner at a position adjacent to the other Was provided.

[0016]

[Function] In the case of executing a single-person sales operation, a barcode scanner and a product carrying-out section are arranged close to one clerk, thereby reducing the moving range of the clerk and reducing the work load. When performing a two-person sales operation, the product delivery unit, the barcode scanner, and the belt conveyor are arranged close to the first clerk and a belt conveyor is arranged around the second clerk. By arranging the product unloading section close to each other, a belt conveyor can be arranged between two clerks who have only the equipment used by each circumstance, so the area occupied by the two clerks is sufficiently secured. As a result, it is possible to contribute to improvement of work efficiency.

[0017]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the checkout counter 1 which is the product sales data processing device is, for example, as shown in FIGS. 1 (a) and 2 (a).
As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 3, a basket placing table 2 as a product loading section, a belt conveyor 3 as a conveyor apparatus, a barcode scanner 4, and an automatic bagging apparatus 5 as a product discharging section are connected in accordance with the moving direction of the customer. An electronic cash register 7 is disposed behind a soccer table 6 including the automatic bagging device 5, the barcode scanner 4, the belt conveyor 3, the basket table 2, and the like.

The checkout counter 1
As shown in FIG. 2, the belt conveyor 3 and the barcode scanner 4 are formed in a unit shape, are mounted on a single support table 8, and are provided on upright walls 9 at right and left ends.
Located between. Here, the belt conveyor 3 is slidably mounted on a roller conveyor 10 provided in two rows at the front and rear edges of the upper surface of the support table 8, and the bar code scanner 4 is provided with a gap between the roller conveyors 10. It is detachable vertically.

Therefore, in the checkout counter 1, the belt conveyor 3 is slidably supported and arranged at a position adjacent to one of the basket placing table 2 and the automatic bagging apparatus 5 and set up on the other. A unit arranging mechanism for removably arranging the barcode scanner 4 at the set position is formed by the roller conveyor 10 and the support base 8 having the upright wall 9.

The main power supply 1 is provided at the bottom of the support 8.
The main body power supply 11 and the drive unit 12 of the belt conveyor 3 are provided with an extensible curl cord 13.
Connected by Further, connection connectors 14 and 15 connected to the main body power supply 11 are provided near the left and right ends of the upper surface of the support base 8, and are detachably connected to one of these connection connectors 14 and 15. A connection connector 16 is provided on the bottom surface of the barcode scanner 4.

In the checkout counter 1, the bar code scanner 4 has a structure in which a display 18 and a keyboard 19 are erected at the front edge of the top surface of a stationary scanner main body 17, and The cash register 7 is provided in the main unit 2 installed on the drawer 20.
1 has a structure in which a keyboard 22, a display 23 for clerks and customers, and an R / J printer 24 are integrally provided.

In such a configuration, in the checkout counter 1, it is essential that the clerks 25 and 27 are located near the automatic bagging device 5 fixedly arranged as a product discharge section at the end of the soccer table 6. Because of the requirement, when performing a single-person sales operation, it is desirable that the barcode scanner 4 be located near the automatic bagging device 5 in order to reduce the moving range of the clerk 25, and a two-person system. In order to execute the sales operation, the barcode scanner 4 is separated from the automatic bagging apparatus 5 to secure a sufficient area occupied by the two clerks 26 and 27, and the vicinity of the basket table 2 which is a product loading section. It is desirable to be located in.

Therefore, in this checkout counter 1, as shown in FIGS. 1A, 2A and 3, both the electronic cash register 7 and one clerk 2
In the case of executing a single-person sales operation operated by 5, the belt conveyor 3 and the barcode scanner 4 are sequentially arranged from the basket table 2 to the automatic bagging device 5, and the barcode scanner 4, the electronic cash register 7, In the case of executing a two-person sales operation in which each of the clerks 26 and 27 is operated by a dedicated clerk, as shown in FIG. 1B and FIG. Barcode scanner 4 up to device 5
And the belt conveyor 3 are sequentially arranged.

Therefore, when a single-person sales operation is performed by the checkout counter 1, as shown in FIG. 1A, the belt conveyor 3 and the barcode scanner are previously moved from the basket table 2 to the automatic bagging apparatus 5. And 4 in order,
One clerk 25 waits for the sales operation at one position facing the barcode scanner 4 and the electronic cash register 7.

Then, in such a state, the customer 28 places the shopping basket 29 on the basket table 2 which is a product carrying-in section, sequentially takes out the products (not shown) from the shopping basket 29 and places them on the belt conveyor 3. Place. Then, this belt conveyor 3
The product is transported to the position of the barcode scanner 4 by the clerk 25. With this barcode scanner 4, the clerk 25 reads and scans the barcode (not shown) of the product and performs registration processing of the product data. The product for which the data registration processing has been completed is stored in a simple bag (not shown) by the automatic bagging device 5 and is carried out.

At this time, the merchandise data input by the barcode scanner 4 as described above is sequentially transmitted to the electronic cash register 7 and registered, so that the registration processing and transfer are performed for all the merchandise. The completed clerk 25
The electronic cash register 7 executes the accounting process for the customer 28, and the customer 2 who has completed the accounting process
No. 8 brings back the simple bag carried out by the automatic bagging apparatus 5.

On the other hand, when a two-person sales operation is executed by the checkout counter 1, as shown in FIG. 1 (b), the bar code scanner 4 and the automatic bagging device 5 Belt conveyor 3 is arranged sequentially,
The two clerks 26 and 27 wait for the sales operation at the position facing the barcode scanner 4 and the position facing the electronic cash register 7.

Then, in this state, when the customer 28 places the shopping basket 29 on the basket table 2 which is a product loading section,
The first store clerk 26 sequentially takes out the products from the shopping basket 29, registers the product data with the barcode scanner 4, and places the completed product on the belt conveyor 3. Then, since the goods are transferred to the position of the automatic bagging device 5 by the belt conveyor 3, the second store clerk 27 stores the transferred goods in a simple bag by the automatic bagging device 5 and carries it out. .

At this time, the merchandise data input by the barcode scanner 4 as described above is sequentially transmitted to the electronic cash register 7 and registered, so that the first store clerk 26 applies to all the merchandise. When the registration process and the transfer are completed, the second clerk 27 executes the accounting process for the customer 28 in the electronic cash register 7, and the customer 28 who has completed the accounting process has the automatic bagging device 5 You will have to bring back the simple bag you carried out.

When the two-person sales operation is performed as described above, while the second sales clerk 24 is executing the accounting process in the electronic cash register 7, the first sales clerk 24 may use the bar code. The scanner 4 can execute a registration process of a product of the next customer 28.

As described above, in the checkout counter 1, the bar code scanner 4, the electronic cash register 7, and the automatic bagging device 5 are connected to one store clerk when performing the sales operation on a one-person basis. Since the clerk 25 can be arranged close to the periphery of the clerk 25, the range of movement of the clerk 25 can be reduced, and the work load can be reduced.

In the checkout counter 1, when a two-person sales operation is executed, the basket placing table 2, the barcode scanner 4, and the belt conveyor 3 are arranged close to each other around the first clerk 26. At the same time, the belt conveyor 3, the electronic cash register 7, and the automatic bagging apparatus 5 can be arranged close to each other around the second clerk 27, so that only the devices used by the two clerks 26, 27 are used. Since the belt conveyor 3 for transferring goods can be arranged between the two clerks 26 and 27, the area occupied by the two clerks 26 and 27 can be sufficiently secured. It can contribute to improvement of work efficiency.

In the checkout counter 1, it is essential that the clerks 25 and 27 be located in the vicinity of the automatic bagging device 5 which is fixedly arranged as a product carry-out section as described above. Although the barcode scanner 4 is freely detachable from the bagging device 5 and the sales operation in the one-man system and the two-man system is performed with high efficiency, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. Since it is applicable to various product sales data processing devices in which it is an essential requirement that a store clerk is located at the product discharge unit, for example, an electronic cash register is fixedly provided without providing an automatic bagging device at the product discharge unit. A product sales data processing device (not shown) or the like can be implemented.

[0034]

According to the present invention, as described above, the sale of goods in which a conveyor device for sequentially transferring goods and a bar code scanner for reading and scanning bar codes of the goods are arranged at a position communicating with the goods loading section to the goods discharging section. In the data processing device, the conveyor device is slidably supported and arranged at a position adjacent to one of the product loading portion and the product unloading portion, and the barcode scanner is detachably disposed at a position adjacent to the other. When a single-seller sales operation is performed by providing a unit arrangement mechanism, a barcode scanner and a product unloading section are arranged close to one clerk, thereby reducing the range of movement of the clerk. When performing a two-person sales operation, the product delivery section, barcode scanner, and belt around the first clerk The belt conveyor and the product unloading section are placed close to the second clerk and the belt conveyor is placed between the two clerks who only place the equipment used by each of them around the second clerk. Therefore, there is an effect that the occupation area of the two clerks can be sufficiently secured and the work efficiency can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 illustrates the appearance of a checkout counter which is an embodiment of a product sales data processing apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 1 (a) is a plan view of a case where a single-person sales operation is performed, and FIG. It is a top view at the time of performing a limited sales business.

FIG. 2 illustrates the internal structure of a checkout counter,
(A) is a longitudinal rear view illustrating a case where a single-person sales business is executed, and (b) is a vertical rear view illustrating a case where a two-person sales business is executed.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the appearance of a checkout counter.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Commodity sales data processing device 2 Commodity loading unit 3 Conveyor device 4 Barcode scanner 5 Commodity unloading unit 8 Unit arrangement mechanism

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A merchandise sales data processing device comprising a conveyor device for sequentially conveying commodities and a barcode scanner for reading and scanning barcodes of commodities at a position communicating with a merchandise loading unit to a merchandise unloading unit. A unit arranging mechanism that slidably supports and arranges the bar code scanner at a position adjacent to one of the product carry-in portion and the product carry-out portion and the bar code scanner at a position adjacent to the other. A product sales data processing device characterized by the following.