DE202008012862U1 - Arrangement for separating goods on a cash register treadmill - Google Patents

Abstract

Arrangement for separating goods on a cash register treadmill (1), which is movably arranged in a bed with longitudinally elevated edges (3, 4) and whose movement (9) is switchable and controllable by a cashier or cashier, characterized in that one or more goods separating rods (11) via a, the customer facing edge of the treadmill (1) arranged switch strip (6) and a light bar (5) electro-optically activated and optically visible by one or more luminous dots (8) on the light strip (5) and a control device (13) is arranged, which synchronizes the movement of the one or more luminous dots (8) with the advancing movement (9) of the cash register treadmill (1).

Description

The invention relates to an arrangement for separating the goods of successive customers on a cash register treadmill.

[State of the art]

To divide the goods of successive customers who are stored on a treadmill at sales cashes, product separation bars are used.

In short successive customers with little goods these dividing bars are often not enough. The cashier or the cashier must remove the separating bar after each customer in order to convey it with much momentum via a slide rail, as far as possible to an end of the treadmill remote from the cash register, for another item separation. This process requires time and strength.

From the DE 103 04 478 A1 A solution is known in which the shopping goods, as soon as they are placed on the tape, is automatically transported to the cash register. The treadmill is monitored almost comprehensively by laser beams.

As soon as a shopping item touches the light beam, the treadmill starts automatically. The treadmill runs as long as the goods disturb the light beam. The treadmill is only stopped when the light beam is no longer disturbed or when another light barrier, which registers the goods at the cash register, is interrupted. As soon as the cashier removes the goods from the treadmill, the cashier's photocell is free again and the treadmill is automatically started, if there are still goods on the belt.

Although this control relieves the cashier of the constant operation of the foot pedal for the tape transport, a separation of goods is not achieved with this solution.

With the DE 44 28 895 A1 a solution with a goods acquisition and accounting system is presented in the self-scanning system, wherein an operator station more than a customer treadmill associated with each customer scanner and customer control screen and recorded via the customer scanner sales related data multiple treadmills are simultaneously read on a single screen of an operator station.

A light barrier system in the form of a light grid ensures that the treadmill for depositing the scanned product immediately stops when the goods deposited on the treadmill have not been properly recorded in terms of value. Even with this solution, a separation of goods of customers is not possible.

Finally, that describes DE 202 06 878 U1 a shopping goods treadmill for supermarket cash registers in which on the treadmill at a distance from each other transversely arranged lines or markers are arranged, which separates lying on the tape shopping goods from different customers.

The disadvantage of this solution is that always the predetermined marked field must be filled with goods. If a customer buys more goods than can pick up a box, he has to cover the dividing lines with goods, which can cause irritation. Since the cashier concentrates on the scanning process and quickly removes the goods from the belt, it can happen that a hyphen is released and the cashier no longer knows whether the goods come from the same or from the next customer.

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The object of the invention is to provide an arrangement for the separation of goods successive customers on a ticket treadmill, in which at any point of the treadmill without costly placing of goods separation bars, the separation of goods by a customer is clearly selectable and without a time-consuming removal and return the cashier or the cashier, eliminating the burden on the cashier, thus relieving the cashier and speeding up the process of customer service. In addition, the end of a customer's goods should be displayed securely and the tape stopped for the checkout process.

The object is achieved with the features of the first protection claim. Advantageous embodiments are the subject of the dependent claims.

To separate the goods of successive customers on a cash register treadmill whose movement is usually switchable and controllable via a foot pedal of the cashier or cashier, an electro-optical product separation rod is used according to the invention.

At the cash register treadmill, which runs in a bed with raised side edges, a switch and light track is located at the edge of the treadmill facing the customer.

The light strip is advantageously made of a light-emitting diode band and the switching strip from a button bar.

Pressing the safety edge at a point selected for item separation lights one of this point associated with light emitting diode. If the tape moves, synchronized by a control unit, the light spot of the item separation on the light strip marked by the light-emitting diode runs at the same speed as the tape in the direction of the cash register.

In addition, it is possible, the separating rod across the treadmill optically, z. B. to mark as a light beam.

When the product separation line so optically and electronically reaches the cash register, the belt is stopped and the cashier is signaled that the end of a customer's goods has been reached and now has to be cashed.

An erroneous pressing of the safety edge can be undone, for example, by pressing it again.

Further, it is possible to combine the electro-optical product separation rod with a light barrier, so that the separation rod can only be placed in the place where it is not disturbed by the goods located on the tape.

For several consecutive customers, as far as the quantity of the customer's goods or the length of the treadmill permits, the product separation rod can also be set in several places of the cash register treadmill.

[Examples]

On the basis of a drawing 1 an advantageous embodiment of the invention will be explained in more detail. It is the structure and mode of action of an electro-optical separation of goods 11 on a cash register treadmill 1 represented, the goods from customers to a cash register 2 transported by a cashier or a cashier.

The box office 2 , which is shown in the drawing only indicated, is located at the end of the cash register treadmill 1 , seen in the direction of travel 9 of the band 1 ,

By the customers on the treadmill 1 goods are used to separate the goods of successive customers by means of an electro-optical product separation rod 11 disconnected, moving at the same speed as the tape 1 towards the cash register 2 emotional.

The feed movement 9 cash register treadmill 1 is through the cashier or the cashier through a switch, usually via a foot pedal 14 generated.

The cash register treadmill 1 runs, driven by two belt rollers 16 , in a bed, by two laterally arranged edges 3 and 4 is limited. At the front, the customer facing edge 3 cash register treadmill 1 is over the entire length of the band 1 a lightbar 5 , preferably equipped with LEDs, and a safety edge 6 arranged.

Is at a switching point 7 at which the goods separation bar 11 should be set, the safety edge 6 pressed by the customer, an LED lights as a luminous point at the same position 8th on the lightbar 5 on.

For a better visible marking of the product separation rod 11 At this point, the separation bar 11 either indicated by a light beam and / or on the opposite edge 4 reflected or also indicated by an LED, which is also at the same speed 9 of the band 1 running on a lightbar.

Press the cashier through the switch 14 the feed 9 cash register treadmill 1 , wanders the light spot 8th controlled by a control device 13 and thus also the illustrated separation rod 11 at the same speed as the cash register treadmill 1 to the box office 2 ,

The way the band 1 between the edges 3 . 4 is dependent on the rotational speed of the belt rollers 16 measured by a speed measuring device 12 ,

Depending on the rotation speed 12 the rollers 16 , is controlled by the controller 13 the point of light 8th on the lightbar 5 by lighting up successive LED's in the direction of the cash register 2 at the same speed as the tape 1 emotional.

After the goods separation bar 11 the end of the band 1 at the cash desk 2 has reached, so no goods of the current customer to be collected on the tape 1 are more, is via the control unit 13 the cash register treadmill 1 stopped and the cashier or the cashier the end of the goods of the current customer by a display 15 visually and / or acoustically displayed.

After completion of the cashier process, the cash register treadmill 1 be moved again for the next customer's goods.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

Cash treadmill

2

Cash register (indicated)

3

Front raised edge

4

Rear raised edge

5

Light scrollbar

6

switch panel

7

switching point

8th

Red dot

9

Tape direction

10

Rear lightbar

11

Optically marked product separation bar

12

Speed measuring device

13

control device

14

Foot pedal, tape switch

15

display

16

Treadmill rollers

QUOTES INCLUDE IN THE DESCRIPTION

This list of the documents listed by the applicant has been generated automatically and is included solely for the better information of the reader. The list is not part of the German patent or utility model application. The DPMA assumes no liability for any errors or omissions.

Cited patent literature

• DE 10304478 A1 [0004]
• DE 4428895 A1 [0007]
• DE 20206878 U1 [0009]

Claims (6)

Arrangement for separating goods on a cash register treadmill ( 1 ), which is placed in a bed with longitudinally raised edges ( 3 . 4 ) is movably arranged and whose movement ( 9 ) is switchable and controllable by a cashier or a cashier, characterized in that one or more product separation rods ( 11 ) over a, the customer facing edge of the treadmill ( 1 ) arranged switch panel ( 6 ) and a lightbar ( 5 ) electro-optically activatable and by one or more luminous points ( 8th ) on the lightbar ( 5 ) are visibly displayed and a control device ( 13 ), which controls the movement of the one or more illuminated dots ( 8th ) with the feed movement ( 9 ) of the cash register treadmill ( 1 ) synchronized. Arrangement for separating goods according to claim 3, characterized in that the light strip ( 5 ) consists of light-emitting diodes, Arrangement for separating goods according to claim 3, characterized in that the goods separation by a light-emitting diode of a light-guiding strip on the opposite edge ( 4 ) is displayed. Arrangement for separating goods according to claim 3, characterized in that the goods separation on the cash register treadmill ( 1 ) by a light beam ( 11 ) is displayed. Arrangement for separating goods according to claims 3 to 6, characterized in that the luminous point ( 8th ) or the switching point ( 7 ) is combined with a light barrier. Arrangement for separating goods according to claims 3 to 7, characterized in that at the cash register ( 2 ) an ad ( 15 ) is arranged, which indicates the end of a customer's goods visually and / or acoustically.

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