DE202013103274U1 - countertop - Google Patents

Abstract

Cash desk for self-service stores, comprising • a transport means, preferably a conveyor belt (2), for bringing goods to a registration area (3), • a scanner (7) positioned in a recess (4) in the registration area (3) for scanning commodity labels of the goods; wherein the scanner (7) comprises a glass plate (8), via which the individual goods for registration of the goods label can be guided, characterized in that the cash desk (1) comprises means (9) with which the surfaces (5, 6) of the registration area (3) and glass plate (8) are aligned so that they form a continuous plane.

Description

The invention relates to a counter for self-service stores, comprising a transport means, preferably a conveyor belt, for bringing goods to a registration area, a scanner positioned in a recess in the registration area for scanning commodity labels of the goods, the scanner comprising a glass plate over which the individual goods for the registration of the goods label are feasible.

Such cash desks are preferably used in self-service stores.

State of the art

The DE 20 2007 017 785 U1 shows a cash desk, which shows a conveyor belt for placing goods. Furthermore, a registration area is provided adjacent to the conveyor belt, in which a laser scanner for registering the goods labels of the goods is arranged.

Since the cash desk mainly consists of a wooden and / or metal body, material-related manufacturing tolerances can be expected. If there is a height difference between the body surface in the registration area and the surface of the laser scanner, the goods may be damaged.

task

The object of the invention is to propose a checkout counter, which is easy to produce and allows a smooth sales process.

The object is achieved in that the checkout counter comprises means with which the surfaces of the registration area and glass plate can be aligned so that they form a continuous plane.

Advantageous embodiments of the invention are specified in the subclaims.

The counter proposed here is intended for use in self-service stores. The cash desk has a means of transport, with which the goods selected by the customer can be transported to a so-called registration area. As a rule, the means of transport is a conveyor belt. The customer places the individual goods from the shopping cart on the conveyor belt. The goods are transported to the registration area of the cash desk by the circulating conveyor belt.

The registration area is located behind the conveyor belt. The registration area is located in a flat area of the body panel, wherein a recess is provided in which a scanner, preferably a laser scanner, is inserted. The laser scanner has a glass plate, preferably made of sapphire crystal. The scanner housing closes the recess flush upwards.

Instead of a laser scanner but also an RFID reader can take over the scanning function.

The laser scanner is used to register goods labels applied to goods. The information read about it, such as the price of goods, are fed via suitable data lines to a cash register. The cash register can also be part of the cash desk. A commodity label may be, for example, a bar code or an RFID transponder or something similar.

According to the invention, the cash desk has means with which the surfaces of registration area and scanner can be aligned such that they form a plane. This means that the scanner is aligned in the recess of the body plate, which are identical to the horizontal orientation of the body surface and the surface of the scanner. The surfaces should be optimally aligned parallel to the ground. This is particularly advantageous if the scanner has an integrated weighing unit.

The above-mentioned means for horizontal alignment of the scanner, consist essentially of a support plate, wherein the underside of the support plate has at least two, but preferably four, threads, in each of which a screw can be inserted. The preferably equal length screws can be screwed at different heights in the respective thread, whereby an optimal height and horizontal alignment (parallel alignment to the ground) is possible.

Advantageously, three threads are provided, in which screws are screwed for positioning. A three-legged system is particularly stable.

Advantageously, nuts are attached to the underside of the support plate, which contain the above-mentioned thread. Ideally, the nuts are welded to the support plate.

In a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention, eccentric and / or cams are attached to the underside of the support plate. The eccentric and / or cam discs can be operated from outside the cash desk carcass, thus improving the user-friendliness of the height and horizontal regulation.

In an alternative embodiment of the invention, at least two threads are provided in the body of the cash desk, in which screws are screwed, wherein the support plate rests on the screws.

embodiment

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the drawings and will be explained in more detail below. Show it:

1 a perspective view of a section of a checkout counter,

2 a perspective view of a section of a checkout counter with opened registration area,

3 a perspective view of the top of a support plate for height and / or horizontal regulation of a laser scanner and

4 a perspective view of the underside of the support plate for height and / or horizontal regulation of the laser scanner.

The 1 shows a perspective section of a cashier desk 1 , The cash desk 1 has a conveyor belt 2 on which of the customer selected goods (not shown) to a so-called registration area 3 promotes. In a recess 4 in the body surface 5 is a laser scanner 7 fitted. The laser scanner 7 has a glass plate 8th on which individual goods for collection or registration of the goods label are drawn by the cashier. The exact functioning of the laser scanner 7 is not relevant to the invention and will therefore not be described in detail below.

The surface 6 of the laser scanner component 7 must be exactly to the surface 5 be aligned to the cash desk carcass, which means that they must form a coherent plane. Only in this way can the integrated weighing unit of the laser scanner 7 working precisely.

The necessary height and horizontal alignment of the laser scanner 7 is through a support plate 9 Realized how it is in the 3 and 4 is shown. The carrying plate 9 has recesses 10 on, for receiving the electronic components (not shown) of the laser scanner 9 are suitable and / or serve as cable glands. In addition, these recesses have a ventilation function, which counteracts the overheating of the scanner electronics.

On the bottom 11 of the support element 9 are nuts 12 attached, in which in each case the same length screws 13 are screwed in. By a different screwing depth of the individual screws 13 , the height of the support plate and at the same time its horizontal alignment (parallel to the ground) can be adjusted. Alternatively, the threads can be introduced in the sheet. The screws can be used in this case as so-called lock nuts for fixing the setting.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

countertop

2

conveyor belt

3

Registration area

4

recess

5

body finish

6

Surface of the laser scanner

7

laser scanner

8th

glass plate

9

carrying sheet

10

recess

11

Bottom of the support plate

12

mother

13

screw

QUOTES INCLUDE IN THE DESCRIPTION

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Cited patent literature

• DE 202007017785 U1 [0003]

Claims (7)

Cash desk for self-service shops, comprising • a means of transport, preferably a conveyor belt ( 2 ), for bringing goods to a registration area ( 3 ), • one in a recess ( 4 ) in the registration area ( 3 ) positioned scanner ( 7 ) for scanning goods labels of goods, • whereby the scanner ( 7 ) a glass plate ( 8th ), over which the individual goods for the registration of the goods label are feasible, characterized in that the cash desk ( 1 ) Medium ( 9 ) comprising the surfaces ( 5 . 6 ) of registration area ( 3 ) and glass plate ( 8th ) are alignable so that they form a continuous plane. Checkout counter according to claim 1, characterized in that the scanner ( 7 ) on a support plate ( 9 ) is positioned, wherein the support plate ( 9 ) has at least two, but preferably four, threads, in each of which a screw ( 13 ) can be used. Checkout counter according to claim 1, characterized in that the scanner ( 7 ) on a support plate ( 9 ) is positioned, wherein the support plate ( 9 ) has three threads, in each of which a screw ( 13 ) can be used. Checkout counter according to the preceding claim, characterized in that at the bottom ( 11 ) of the support plate ( 9 ) Nuts ( 12 ), which contain the threads. Checkout counter according to claim 1, characterized in that the body of the checkout counter has at least two threads, in which screws ( 13 ) are screwed, wherein on the screws ( 13 ) the support plate ( 9 ) rests. Checkout counter according to claim 1, characterized in that at the bottom ( 11 ) of the support plate ( 9 ) Eccentric or cam disks are attached. Checkout counter according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the scanner ( 7 ) has an integrated weighing unit.

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