JP5179723B2 - POS terminal device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a POS terminal device to which a POP display member can be attached.

  A POS terminal device (money registering machine) is a device through which a store clerk inputs sales information of a product when selling the product. Such a POS terminal device is installed in a face-to-face manner at a cafeteria or a cashier counter of a restaurant. A POP display board for displaying a POP (Point Of Purchase) to a customer is installed near the POS terminal device on the checkout counter.

However, the conventional POS terminal device is not provided with a POP display board mounting structure. Therefore, in order to install the POP display board on a cash register counter or the like, a support for the POP display board is provided (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The support is configured by a pedestal having a T-shaped holding frame, a pipe member into which the holding frame is inserted, and a support column into which the pipe member is inserted. Then, the POP display board is held on the holding frame of the support tool, and the pedestal of the support tool is placed on the cash register counter.
Registered Utility Model No. 3046669 (pages 8-12, Fig. 1)

  However, in order to install the POP display board near the POS terminal device on the checkout counter using the support tool as described above, it is necessary to secure a place for installing the support tool on the checkout counter. . Therefore, there is a problem that the space that can be used on the checkout counter (that is, the space necessary for placing a tray or serving customers) is reduced. In addition, since a separate member called a support is used, there is a problem that the cost of adopting the support is high separately from the POS terminal device.

  Therefore, it is conceivable to provide a mounting recess for mounting the POP display board on the device body of the POS terminal. However, in a POS terminal device installed in a face-to-face manner at a cashier counter or the like, a store clerk may accidentally spill drinks such as juice or water on the device body. In such a case, if the mounting recess is simply provided in the apparatus main body, there is a problem that spilled beverage or the like accumulates in the recess and is unsanitary. Therefore, it is conceivable to drain water from the mounting recess into the inside of the apparatus main body. However, various electronic components are housed inside the apparatus main body, and if a beverage or the like gets inside the apparatus main body and the electronic component gets wet, it may cause a failure of the electronic component. Therefore, it is not easy to drain the mounting recess.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described conventional problems, and can easily attach a POP display member and prevent beverages spilled on the apparatus body from collecting in the mounting recess. An object of the present invention is to provide a POS terminal device that can perform the above-mentioned.

The POS terminal device of the present invention is a POS terminal device including a POP holding unit that holds a POP display member, wherein the POP holding unit includes a slit that discharges air from the inside of the POS terminal device; A POP mounting recess into which a POP display member is inserted, and protrudes from the POS terminal device. The POP mounting recess has a water draining hole, and the water draining hole extends from the inside of the POS terminal device. The POS terminal device is provided inside the POS terminal device, and the POS terminal device has a drainage channel for guiding water or beverage that has entered from the drain hole to the outside of the POS terminal device, and the POS terminal device. A heat radiating channel from the inside to the outside of the apparatus, wherein the slit and the drain hole are provided on the downstream side of the heat radiating channel with respect to the drainage channel. In the space surrounded by the upstream side of the water channel and the POP holding part, the drainage channel and the heat radiation channel intersect each other.

  With this configuration, the POP display member can be easily attached to the POP attachment recess at the top of the apparatus main body. Therefore, the usable space on the checkout counter is increased as compared with the case where a conventional support is used. In addition, there is no extra cost for the support. And when a drink etc. spills on the apparatus main body, it can drain from the drain hole of the bottom part of a POP attachment recessed part. Thereby, it can prevent that the drink etc. which spilled on the apparatus main body accumulate in a POP attachment recessed part. And the drink etc. which flowed into the drainage channel from the drainage hole flow through the drainage channel and are discharged from the drainage port to the outside of the apparatus main body. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the electronic components inside the apparatus main body from getting wet.

  In the POS terminal device of the present invention, a POP holding portion protruding upward is formed on the upper portion of the device main body, and the POP mounting recess is provided in the POP holding portion. Yes.

  With this configuration, the POP mounting recess can be deepened by the amount by which the POP holding portion protrudes upward. By inserting the POP display member deeply into the POP mounting recess, the POP display member can be stably held. In addition, since the POP holding portion protrudes upward and the POP mounting recess is disposed at the highest position, beverages spilled around the POP mounting recess are on the opposite side of the POP mounting recess. It will flow to a lower position. Thereby, the quantity of the drink etc. which flows into a POP attachment recessed part can be decreased.

  Moreover, in the POS terminal device of the present invention, a heat radiating air passage is provided inside the device main body, and the air passage has a configuration in communication with the drain hole.

  With this configuration, air heated by a heating element such as an electronic component inside the apparatus main body is discharged from the drain hole to the outside of the apparatus main body through the heat dissipation air passage. Thereby, the heat generated inside the apparatus main body can be released to the outside through the drain hole. Therefore, the drain hole also serves as a vent hole for heat dissipation, and drainage and heat dissipation from the drain hole can be realized simultaneously.

  In the POS terminal device of the present invention, the drainage channel includes a bank portion that prevents the water flowing through the drainage channel from overflowing, and the air passage passes over the bank portion and passes through the water channel. It has the structure connected to the punching hole.

  With this configuration, water (such as beverage) flowing through the drainage channel is guided to the drainage port without overflowing by the bank. Thereby, it is possible to reliably prevent the electronic components inside the apparatus main body from getting wet. At this time, the air flowing through the heat release air passage passes through the bank and is discharged from the drain hole to the outside of the apparatus main body. Therefore, the flow of air at the time of heat dissipation is not obstructed by the bank portion, and drainage and heat dissipation from the drain hole can be realized at the same time.

  In the POS terminal device of the present invention, the device main body includes a housing and a cover attached to the upper surface of the housing, the POP attachment recess is provided in the cover, and the drainage channel It has a configuration provided on the top surface of the housing.

  With this configuration, the POP display member can be easily mounted in the POP mounting recess of the cover, and the usable space on the cash register counter is increased. And when a drink etc. spills on a cover, it can drain from the drain hole of the bottom part of a POP attachment recessed part, and it can prevent that the spilled drink etc. accumulate in a POP attachment recessed part. And the drink etc. which flowed into the drainage channel from the drainage hole flow through the drainage channel on the upper surface of the housing and are discharged from the drainage port to the outside. Thereby, a drink etc. do not enter into the inside of a housing | casing, and it can prevent reliably that the electronic component inside a housing | casing gets wet.

  The present invention can easily attach a POP display member by providing a drain hole at the bottom of the POP mounting recess and a drainage channel for draining drained water (beverage etc.) to the outside of the apparatus body, and It is possible to provide a POS terminal device having an effect that it is possible to prevent beverages and the like spilled on the apparatus main body from accumulating in the mounting recess.

  Hereinafter, a POS terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, a case of a POS terminal device installed in a face-to-face manner at a restaurant or a restaurant cash register counter is illustrated.

  A POS terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a POS terminal device 1 according to the present embodiment. 2 is a perspective view of the POS terminal device 1 as seen from the store clerk side, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the POS terminal device 1 as seen from the customer side. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the POS terminal device 1 includes a device main body 3 having a customer display 2 and an operation display unit 5 attached to the upper portion of the device main body 3 through a hinge 4 so as to be rotatable up and down. ing. And the POP display board 6 is attached to the upper part of the apparatus main body 3 (refer FIG. 2 and FIG. 3). Here, the POP display board 6 corresponds to the POP display member of the present invention. The apparatus main body 3 is provided with a POP display unit 7 below the customer display 2 (see FIGS. 1 and 3). In the present embodiment, a POP display board 8 is also attached to the POP display unit 7.

  The operation display unit 5 is used for inputting sales information of a product when the store clerk sells the product. The customer display 2 displays the price of the purchased product. The operation display unit 5 faces the clerk side (left side in FIG. 1), and the customer display 2 faces the customer side (right side in FIG. 1).

  FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the apparatus main body 3. As illustrated in FIG. 4, the apparatus main body 3 includes a housing 9 and a cover 10 attached to the upper surface of the housing 9. The housing 9 is hollow and has a substantially L shape in a side view (see FIG. 1). And inside the housing | casing 9, the heat generating bodies 11, such as a power supply and an electronic component, are provided. In FIG. 1, the air flow inside the housing 9 is indicated by black arrows. As shown in FIG. 1, the air heated by the heating element 11 rises inside the housing 9 and travels toward the cover 10 at the top of the housing 9. In the present embodiment, inside the housing 9, there is a gap 14 through which the air heated by the heating element 11 can pass between the substrate frame 12 to which electronic components and the like are attached and the inner wall 13 of the housing 9. Is provided. The board frame 12 is provided with a vent 15 through which air can pass (see FIG. 4). In this manner, the heat release air passage 16 (passage through which the air heated by the heating element 11 can pass) is formed in the housing 9 by the gap 14 and the air vent 15.

  A cover mounting step 17 is formed on the upper surface of the housing 9 (see FIGS. 4 and 8). The cover 10 is fitted into the cover attachment step 17 from the upper side and attached to the upper surface of the housing 9. In this way, the upper surface of the housing 9 is covered with the cover 10.

  5 and 6 show the cover 10 of the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is a perspective view when the cover 10 is viewed from the front side (upper side in FIG. 1), and FIG. 6 is a perspective view when the cover 10 is viewed from the back side (lower side in FIG. 1). As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the cover 10 is formed with a pair of left and right POP holding portions 18 protruding upward. Each POP holding portion 18 is provided with a POP mounting recess 19. On the other hand, a pair of left and right mounting projections 20 are provided at the bottom of the POP display board 6 (see FIG. 4). And the POP display board 6 is attached to the cover 10 by inserting the attachment convex part 20 of the POP display board 6 in the POP attachment recessed part 19 of the POP holding part 18 (refer FIG. 2 and FIG. 3).

  As shown in FIG. 6, a drain hole 21 is formed at the bottom of the POP mounting recess 19 of the cover 10. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a pair of left and right cutouts 22 is provided in the lower portion of the cover 10. And as shown in FIG. 7, when the cover 10 is attached to the housing | casing 9, it is comprised so that a pair of left and right drain outlets 23 may open. Further, a plurality of slit holes 24 are provided on the clerk side (left side in FIG. 1) of the POP holding unit 18. A plurality of slit holes 25 are also provided in the central portion of the cover 10.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a drainage channel 26 is formed on the upper surface of the housing 9. The upstream side of the drainage channel 26 is located below the drain hole 21, and the downstream side of the drainage channel 26 communicates with the drainage port 23. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, the upper surface of the housing 9 is located on the portion where the drainage channel 26 is formed from the upstream side (right side in FIG. 1) to the downstream side (left side in FIG. 1). ) Incline so as to become lower. That is, it can be said that the drainage channel 26 of the housing 9 is inclined so as to become lower from the inside (inside) of the housing 9 toward the outside (outside) of the housing 9.

  Moreover, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 8, the drainage channel 26 is provided with a bank rib 27 along the direction of the flow of water (beverage or the like). In the present embodiment, an embankment rib 27 is formed inside the drainage channel 26 (on the right side in FIG. 8). The dike rib 27 prevents water (such as beverage) flowing through the drainage channel 26 from overflowing to the inside of the drainage channel 26 (inside the housing 9). Here, the dike rib 27 corresponds to the dike part of the present invention. Note that the outside of the drainage channel 26 (the left side in FIG. 8) is formed by the inner wall 13 of the housing 9.

  The operation of the POS terminal device 1 configured as described above will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, first, an operation when the POP display board 6 is attached to the POS terminal device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  When the POP display board 6 is attached to the POS terminal device 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the POP display board 6 is inserted into the POP attachment recess 19 provided in the POP holding part 18 of the cover 10. Insert the mounting protrusion 20. In this way, the POP display board 6 can be easily attached to the POS terminal device 1.

  It continues and demonstrates the drainage function and heat dissipation function of the drain hole 21 of the POS terminal device 1 of this Embodiment. In the figure, the flow of water (beverage etc.) applied to the cover 10 is indicated by white arrows, and the flow of air inside the housing 9 is indicated by black arrows.

  First, the drainage function of the drain hole 21 of the POS terminal device 1 will be described. For example, a clerk or the like may accidentally spill drinks such as juice or water on the cover 10 at a cashier counter. In that case, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, a part of the spilled beverage or the like enters the POP mounting recess 19 of the POP holding portion 18 of the cover 10. At this time, in the present embodiment, the POP holding portion 18 has a shape protruding upward, and the POP mounting recess 19 is disposed at the highest position, so that beverages spilled around the POP mounting recess 19 and the like Will flow to a lower position opposite to the POP mounting recess 19 (see FIG. 7).

  The beverage or the like that has entered the POP mounting recess 19 is drained downward from the drain hole 21 and flows down to the upstream side of the drainage channel 26 formed on the upper surface of the housing 9. The drainage channel 26 is inclined so as to become lower from the inside (upstream side) of the housing 9 toward the outside (downstream side) of the housing 9. Therefore, the beverage or the like that has flowed down to the drainage channel 26 flows toward the downstream side of the drainage channel 26 and is discharged from the drainage port 23 to the outside of the housing 9. At this time, the beverage or the like flowing through the drainage channel 26 is guided to the drainage port 23 by the levee rib 27 and is prevented from overflowing to the inside of the housing 9. In this manner, drainage from the drain hole 21 of the POS terminal device 1 is performed.

  Next, the heat dissipation function of the POS terminal device 1 will be described. When the heating element 11 such as a power source or an electronic component generates heat inside the housing 9 of the POS terminal device 1, the air near the heating element 11 is warmed. And the air heated by the heat generating body 11 goes up the ventilation path 16 for heat radiation inside the housing 9 as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the air rising inside the housing 9 passes through the embankment rib 27 and is exhausted from the drain hole 21 of the POP mounting recess 19 to the outside of the apparatus main body 3. In this way, heat is released from the drain hole 21 of the POS terminal device 1.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the air that has risen inside the housing 9 also flows from the slit hole 24 of the POP holding portion 18 and the slit hole 25 (see FIG. 5) in the center portion of the cover 10. Exhausted to the outside. As described above, in the present embodiment, heat is radiated not only from the drain hole 21 of the POS terminal apparatus 1 but also from the slit holes 24 and 25 of the POS terminal apparatus 1.

  According to the POS terminal device 1 of such an embodiment of the present invention, the drain hole 21 at the bottom of the POP mounting recess 19 and the drainage channel 26 for discharging the drained water (beverage etc.) to the outside of the device body 3. By providing the POP display board 6, it is possible to easily attach the POP display board 6 and to prevent beverages spilled on the apparatus main body 3 from accumulating in the attachment recesses.

  That is, in this embodiment, the POP display board 6 can be easily attached to the POP attachment recess 19 at the top of the apparatus main body 3 (see FIGS. 2 and 3). Therefore, the usable space on the checkout counter is increased as compared with the case where a conventional support is used. In addition, there is no extra cost for the support. And when a drink etc. spills on the apparatus main body 3, it can drain from the drain hole 21 of the bottom part of the POP attachment recessed part 19 (refer FIG. 7). Thereby, it is possible to prevent beverages and the like spilled on the apparatus main body 3 from accumulating in the POP mounting recess 19. Then, the beverage or the like flowing into the drainage channel 26 from the drain hole 21 flows through the drainage channel 26 and is discharged from the drainage port 23 to the outside of the apparatus body 3. Thereby, it can prevent that the electronic component inside the apparatus main body 3 gets wet and causes a failure.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the POP attachment recess 19 can be deepened by the amount by which the POP holding portion 18 protrudes upward. By inserting the mounting projection 20 of the POP display board 6 deeply into the POP mounting recess 19, the POP display board 6 can be stably held. In addition, since the POP holding portion 18 has a shape protruding upward and the POP mounting recess 19 is disposed at the highest position, beverages spilled around the POP mounting recess 19 are separated from the POP mounting recess 19. Will flow to the lower position on the opposite side. Thereby, the quantity of the drink etc. which flow into the POP attachment recessed part 19 can be decreased (refer FIG. 7).

  Further, in the present embodiment, the air heated by the heating element 11 such as an electronic component inside the apparatus main body 3 passes through the heat dissipation air passage 16 and is discharged from the drain hole 21 to the outside of the apparatus main body 3. (See FIGS. 7 and 8). Thereby, the heat generated inside the apparatus main body 3 can be released from the drain hole 21 to the outside. Therefore, the water drain hole 21 also serves as a heat radiating vent hole, and drainage and heat radiation from the water drain hole 21 can be realized simultaneously.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, the water (beverage etc.) which flows through the drainage channel 26 is guided to the drainage port 23, without overflowing by a bank (refer FIG. 8). Thereby, it is possible to reliably prevent the electronic components inside the apparatus main body 3 from getting wet. At this time, the air flowing through the heat dissipation air passage 16 passes through the bank and is discharged from the drain hole 21 to the outside of the apparatus body 3. Therefore, the flow of air at the time of heat dissipation is not obstructed by the bank portion, and drainage and heat dissipation from the drain hole 21 can be realized simultaneously.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the apparatus main body 3 is composed of the housing 9 and the cover 10, and the POP display board 6 can be easily attached to the POP attachment recess 19 of the cover 10. The available space for increases. When a beverage or the like is spilled on the cover 10, the water can be drained from the drain hole 21 at the bottom of the POP mounting recess 19, thereby preventing the spilled beverage or the like from accumulating in the POP mounting recess 19. be able to. And the drink etc. which flowed into the drainage channel 26 from the drain hole 21 flow through the drainage channel 26 on the upper surface of the housing 9 and are discharged from the drainage port 23 to the outside. Thereby, a drink etc. do not enter into the inside of the housing | casing 9, and it can prevent reliably that the electronic component inside the housing | casing 9 gets wet.

  In the present embodiment, by adjusting the size (area) of the drain hole 21 of the POP mounting recess 19, the amount of beverage to be drained (water drain amount) and the heat radiation amount can be adjusted. . For example, by increasing the size of the drain hole 21, it is possible to increase the drain amount and the heat radiation amount from the drain hole 21.

  In the present embodiment, by adjusting the height of the levee rib 27 of the drainage channel 26, the amount of water that can flow without overflowing the drainage channel 26 (allowable drainage amount) can be adjusted. For example, the allowable drainage amount can be increased by increasing the height of the levee rib 27. Further, by adjusting the size (area) of the drain port 23, the amount of drainage to the outside of the apparatus body 3 can be adjusted. For example, by increasing the size of the drain port 23, it becomes possible to increase the amount of drainage to the outside.

  Increasing the height of the dike rib 27 reduces the amount of air that can pass over the dike rib 27. That is, the amount of heat released from the drain hole 21 is reduced. In that case, the heat radiation from the drain holes 21 can be supplemented by the heat radiation from the slit holes 24 and 25. That is, it can be said that the slit holes 24 and 25 are vent holes for auxiliary heat dissipation. The amount of heat released from the slit holes 24 and 25 can be adjusted by adjusting the size (area) of the slit holes 24 and 25. For example, by increasing the size of the slit holes 24 and 25, it becomes possible to increase the amount of heat released from the slit holes 24 and 25, and the heat dissipation efficiency is further improved.

  The embodiments of the present invention have been described above by way of example, but the scope of the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and can be changed or modified according to the purpose within the scope of the claims. is there.

  For example, in the above description, an example in which the apparatus main body 3 includes the casing 9 and the cover 10 and the drainage channel 26 is provided on the upper surface of the casing 9 has been described. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited to this, and the apparatus main body may be composed of only a housing, and a gutter member may be provided inside the housing to form a drainage channel.

  As described above, the POS terminal device according to the present invention can easily attach the POP display member, and can prevent beverages and the like spilled on the device body from collecting in the mounting recess. And is useful as a POS terminal device or the like that is installed in a face-to-face manner at a cafeteria or a cashier counter of a restaurant.

Sectional drawing which shows schematic structure of the POS terminal device in embodiment of this invention The perspective view seen from the salesclerk side of the POS terminal device in embodiment of this invention The perspective view seen from the customer side of the POS terminal device in embodiment of this invention The disassembled perspective view of the apparatus main body of the POS terminal device in embodiment of this invention The perspective view of the cover of the POS terminal device in embodiment of this invention The perspective view seen from the back side of the cover of the POS terminal device in embodiment of this invention The expanded sectional view which looked at the principal part of the POS terminal device in embodiment of this invention from the side The expanded sectional view which looked at the principal part of the POS terminal device in an embodiment of the invention from the front

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 POP terminal device 3 Apparatus main body 6 POP display board 9 Case 10 Cover 11 Heating body (power supply, electronic components, etc.)
16 Ventilation path 18 POP holding part 19 POP mounting recess 21 Drain hole 22 Notch 23 Drain port 24 Slit hole 25 Slit hole 26 Drain channel 27 Levee rib

Claims (3)

A POS terminal device having a POP holding unit for holding a POP display member,
The PO P holding portion includes a slit for discharging air from the inside of the apparatus of the POS terminal device, which has a POP mounting recess in which the POP display member is inserted, projects from the POS terminal device,
The POP mounting recess has a drain hole, and heat is released from the inside of the POS terminal device from the drain hole.
The POS terminal device is provided inside the POS terminal device, and has a drainage channel for guiding water or beverage that has entered from the drain hole to the outside of the POS terminal device, and from the inside of the POS terminal device to the outside. With a heat dissipation channel ,
The slit and the drain hole are provided on the downstream side of the heat radiating flow channel with respect to the drainage channel, and in the space surrounded by the upstream side of the drainage channel and the POP holding portion, the drainage channel and the heat radiating flow. A POS terminal device characterized by crossing the road . The drainage channel has a bank portion located below the POP holding unit and the drain hole and provided with a gap with an inner wall of the POS terminal device, and drainage that opens to the outside of the POS terminal device. The POS terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein the POS terminal device is inclined toward the mouth. The POS terminal device includes a housing and a cover attached to the upper surface of the housing,
The POP holding part is provided on the cover,
The drainage channel is, POS terminals according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that provided on the upper surface of the housing.

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