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EP0599164A2
EP0599164A2 EP93118408A EP93118408A EP0599164A2 EP 0599164 A2 EP0599164 A2 EP 0599164A2 EP 93118408 A EP93118408 A EP 93118408A EP 93118408 A EP93118408 A EP 93118408A EP 0599164 A2 EP0599164 A2 EP 0599164A2
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F11/00—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles
    • G07F11/02—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines
    • G07F11/04—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which magazines the articles are stored one vertically above the other
    • G07F11/10—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which magazines the articles are stored one vertically above the other two or more magazines having a common delivery chute
    • 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
    • A47F1/00—Racks for dispensing merchandise; Containers for dispensing merchandise
    • A47F1/04—Racks or containers with arrangements for dispensing articles, e.g. by means of gravity or springs
    • A47F1/08—Racks or containers with arrangements for dispensing articles, e.g. by means of gravity or springs dispensing from bottom
    • A47F1/10—Racks or containers with arrangements for dispensing articles, e.g. by means of gravity or springs dispensing from bottom having mechanical dispensing means, e.g. with buttons or handles
    • 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
    • A47F9/00—Shop, bar, bank or like counters
    • A47F9/02—Paying counters
    • A47F9/04—Check-out counters, e.g. for self-service stores
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F11/00—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles
    • G07F11/02—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines
    • G07F11/04—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which magazines the articles are stored one vertically above the other
    • G07F11/16—Delivery means
    • G07F11/22—Pushers actuated indirectly by hand, e.g. through cranks or levers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07G—REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS
    • G07G1/00—Cash registers
    • G07G1/0036—Checkout procedures

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  • the invention relates to a cigarette carrier for the checkout zone of a retail store, with a plurality of slots for receiving a plurality of cigarette boxes of each type.
  • Cigarette packets offered in retail are subject to a high theft rate. For this reason too, cigarette carriers are therefore often arranged in the area of the cash register in order to monitor them better. However, this measure is not sufficient to practically rule out the theft of cigarettes.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a cigarette carrier for the checkout zone of a retail store, in which theft of a cigarette box is excluded and which can operate a variety of different cigarette brands with low personnel expenditure and space requirements.
  • this object is achieved by means of a device accessible to the customer for selecting one of the shafts, and a device for guiding a cigarette packet of the shaft selected by the customer into the access area of the cashier occupying the checkout zone.
  • the cashier can enter the purchase price of the cigarette boxes into the cash register immediately after they have been dispensed from the cigarette holder, without the customer having to put them on the belt by hand beforehand.
  • a preferred exemplary embodiment is distinguished by a value display arranged in the field of vision of the cashier.
  • a value display arranged in the field of vision of the cashier.
  • the cashier no longer has to learn the changing prices of a large number of different cigarette brands by heart, but can do so (the prices possibly being easy) can be changed by programming the cigarette holder) directly from the display.
  • a sum of the prices of several different cigarette boxes can also be taken from her by electronics, so that she only has to enter a total price displayed in the cash register.
  • a keypad that can be operated by the cashier.
  • the cashier can call up a certain number of cigarette boxes of a certain brand at the request of a customer, or, if necessary, programming of a control unit of the cigarette holder can be changed only after entering a further code command.
  • the "call" of certain shafts after entering a program command by a customer-available keypad that z. B. shows small pictures of the boxes made. This significantly reduces input errors.
  • the shaft of the cigarette holder is empty acoustic or optical signal, or first to give an acoustic signal when it first occurs and later only an optical signal.
  • the finally proposed combination of the selection keyboard with the display device in a freely movable unit allows the cigarette holder to be easily adapted to different spatial conditions.
  • the cigarette holder 10 is provided with a display field 12 and a selection keyboard 14.
  • the display field 12 indicates the different types of cigarettes that can be selected by the customer using the selection keyboard 14.
  • the customer selects a type of cigarette using the selection keyboard 14, it is automatically removed from the corresponding slot via a device provided in the cigarette holder and conveyed to an ejection slot 16 via a further conveying device and then into the access area of the cashier occupying the checkout zone.
  • the customer himself only comes into possession of the cigarette box after calculation.
  • the device for guiding the cigarette box selected by the customer into the access area of the cashier is shown in cross section in the lower area of FIG. 2 as a rotating conveyor belt 22.
  • the design of the cigarette holder largely corresponds to that of conventional cigarette vending machines, but the otherwise necessary borrowing and checking device is missing.
  • FIG. 2 it can be seen how a cover 24, in which the device 12 for selecting a shaft is integrated in this example, can be folded upwards around a joint arranged in the upper region in order to re-close the shafts located below it fill.
  • a cover 24 in which the device 12 for selecting a shaft is integrated in this example, can be folded upwards around a joint arranged in the upper region in order to re-close the shafts located below it fill.
  • two short shafts arranged one above the other are provided, which are accessible from the left, and to the right of these short shafts there is a long shaft, which cannot be seen from the side of the cover plate 24, for further acceptance of a larger amount of cigarette boxes .
  • This shaft will have to be filled from the right side (Fig. 2).
  • the cigarette boxes 26 are conveyed out of all the chutes by being pushed out onto the conveyor belt 22, which conveys the cigarette boxes to an output opening. So that several cigarette boxes 26 are not accidentally pushed onto the conveyor belt, a cover plate is usually provided in front of the shafts, with the exception of the lowest position in each case.
  • the respective cover plates are also lifted when the cover flap 24 is raised, so that the shafts can be easily refilled.
  • the cigarette holder is provided with a value display 18 which is arranged in the field of vision of the cashier.
  • the cashier can recognize the price, the cigarette packet requested by the customer or, if necessary, the sum of several packs and enter it in the cash register.
  • a movable keypad 20 which is connected to the cigarette holder only by a cable and can be operated by the cashier and has a display line, is used, via which the cashier may can also cause a packet of cigarettes to be dispensed if the customer so wishes.
  • the "call" of certain shafts after entering a program command by a customer-available keypad 12, z. B. shows small pictures of the boxes (Fig. 3) made. This significantly reduces input errors.
  • a traffic light-type display is provided to indicate the block, preferably after 10 s after a first entry, against further entries, for example in FIG. 3 by the red and green display lights 30 and 32.
  • Fig. 4 finally shows an under-table version, in which the storage chutes for the cigarettes are in the previously unused area below the conventional treadmill for the goods purchased by the customer, the selection keyboard 12 being in the customer's access area and the output in the access area the cashier.

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Holder for cigarettes for the checkout area of a retail shop, having a plurality of shafts, each receiving a multiplicity of cigarette packets of one brand, a device accessible to the customer and intended for the selection of one of the shafts, and a device for guiding a cigarette packet from the shaft selected by the customer into the access region of the cashier occupying the checkout area, thus effectively preventing theft of cigarette packets. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Zigarettenträger für die Kassenzone eines Einzelhandelsgeschäfts, mit einer Mehrzahl von jeweils einer Vielzahl von Zigarettenschachteln einer Sorte aufnehmenden Schächten.The invention relates to a cigarette carrier for the checkout zone of a retail store, with a plurality of slots for receiving a plurality of cigarette boxes of each type.

Im Einzelhandel angebotene Zigarettenschachteln unterliegen einer hohen Diebstahlquote. Auch aus diesem Grunde werden Zigarettenträger daher häufig im Bereich der Kasse angeordnet, um diese besser zu überwachen. Diese Maßnahme ist aber nicht ausreichend, um einen Diebstahl von Zigaretten praktisch ausschließen zu können.Cigarette packets offered in retail are subject to a high theft rate. For this reason too, cigarette carriers are therefore often arranged in the area of the cash register in order to monitor them better. However, this measure is not sufficient to practically rule out the theft of cigarettes.

Weiter weisen die vorbekannten Träger, meist Drahtgitterkörbe, nur eine beschränkte Anzahl von Fächern auf, bzw. weisen zu kleine Fächer auf. Es kann daher nicht auf vernünftigem Raum bei normalen Nachfüllbedingungen die Vielzahl der auf dem Markt befindlichen Zigaretten angeboten werden.Furthermore, the previously known carriers, usually wire mesh baskets, have only a limited number of compartments or have compartments that are too small. Therefore, the variety cannot be found in a reasonable space under normal refill conditions of the cigarettes on the market.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, einen Zigarettenträger für die Kassenzone eines Einzelhandelsgeschäftes zu schaffen, bei dem ein Diebstahl einer Zigarettenschachtel ausgeschlossen ist und der bei geringem Personalaufwand und Platzbedarf eine Vielzahl von unterschiedlichen Zigarettenmarken anbieben kann.The invention has for its object to provide a cigarette carrier for the checkout zone of a retail store, in which theft of a cigarette box is excluded and which can operate a variety of different cigarette brands with low personnel expenditure and space requirements.

Erfindungsgemäß wird diese Aufgabe gelöst durch eine für den Kunden zugängliche Einrichtung zum Anwählen eines der Schächte, und eine Einrichtung zum Führen einer Zigarettenschachtel des von dem Kunden angewählten Schachts in den Zugriffsbereich der die Kassenzone besetzenden Kassierperson.According to the invention, this object is achieved by means of a device accessible to the customer for selecting one of the shafts, and a device for guiding a cigarette packet of the shaft selected by the customer into the access area of the cashier occupying the checkout zone.

Vorteilhaft ist hierbei, daß der Kunde die Zigarettenschachtel nicht aus einem Fach herausnehmen muß, daß daher die Fächer nicht alle günstig im Griffbereich eines Kunden angeordnet werden müssen, und die für die Fächer zur Verfügung stehende Fläche nicht durch den in der Kassenzone für Zigaretten zur Verfügung stehenden Raum begrenzt ist.It is advantageous here that the customer does not have to take the cigarette box out of a compartment, that the compartments therefore do not all have to be arranged cheaply in the grip area of a customer, and the area available for the compartments is not available for the cigarettes in the checkout zone standing space is limited.

Die Kassiererin kann den Kaufpreis der Zigarettenschachteln, ohne daß der Kunde sie vorher selbst per Hand auf das Band legen muß, direkt nach Ausgabe aus dem Zigarettenträger in die Kasse eingeben.The cashier can enter the purchase price of the cigarette boxes into the cash register immediately after they have been dispensed from the cigarette holder, without the customer having to put them on the belt by hand beforehand.

Ein bevorzugtes Ausführungsbeispiel zeichnet sich aus durch ein im Blickfeld der Kassierperson angeordnete Wertanzeige. Durch eine derartige Wertanzeige braucht die Kassierperson nicht mehr die wechselnden Preise einer Vielzahl von verschiedenen Zigarettenmarken auswendig zu lernen, sondern kann diese (wobei die Preise ggf. leicht durch eine andere Programmierung des Zigarettenträgers änderbar sind) direkt der Anzeige entnehmen. Auch ein Aufsummieren der Preise mehrerer verschiedener Zigarettenschachteln kann ihr von einer Elektronik abgenommen werden, so daß sie nur einen angezeigten Gesamtpreis in die Kasse eingeben muß.A preferred exemplary embodiment is distinguished by a value display arranged in the field of vision of the cashier. With such a value display, the cashier no longer has to learn the changing prices of a large number of different cigarette brands by heart, but can do so (the prices possibly being easy) can be changed by programming the cigarette holder) directly from the display. A sum of the prices of several different cigarette boxes can also be taken from her by electronics, so that she only has to enter a total price displayed in the cash register.

Weiter wird die Vorsehung einer von der Kassierperson bedienbaren Wahltastatur vorgeschlagen. Mit dieser Tastatur kann die Kassiererin auf Wunsch eines Kunden eine bestimmte Anzahl von Zigarettenschachteln einer bestimmten Marke abrufen, oder es können ggf. auch nur nach Eingabe eines weiteren Code-Kommandos Programmierungen einer Steuereinheit des Zigarettenträgers geändert werden. Vorteilhafterweise wird der "Aufruf" bestimmter Schächte nach Eingabe eines Programmkommandos durch eine dem Kunden zur Verfügung stehende Wahltastatur, die z. B. kleine Abbildungen der Schachteln zeigt, vorgenommen. Damit werden Eingabefehler wesentlich reduziert.The provision of a keypad that can be operated by the cashier is also proposed. With this keyboard, the cashier can call up a certain number of cigarette boxes of a certain brand at the request of a customer, or, if necessary, programming of a control unit of the cigarette holder can be changed only after entering a further code command. Advantageously, the "call" of certain shafts after entering a program command by a customer-available keypad that z. B. shows small pictures of the boxes made. This significantly reduces input errors.

Weiter wird vorgeschlagen, die einem Kunden zur Verfügung stehende Zeit zum Auswählen mehrerer verschiedener Zigarettenmarken zu beschränken. Es ist festgestellt worden, daß selbst bei der Auswahl einer Vielzahl von verschiedenen Zigarettenmarken nur maximal 10 Sekunden für den gesamten Eingabevorgang benötigt werden. Wenn nun die zur Verfügung stehende Zeit auf eine gewisse, ggf. geringfügig darüberliegende Zeit begrenzt wird, wird wirksam verhindert, daß nachfolgende Kunden die Wahl des ersten Kunden durch Betätigen weiterer Tasten stören. Weiter kann die Kassierperson so die jeweils angezeigten Werte sicher dem jeweiligen Kunden zuordnen.It is also proposed to limit the time available to a customer for selecting several different cigarette brands. It has been found that even when a variety of different cigarette brands are selected, only a maximum of 10 seconds are required for the entire input process. If the time available is now limited to a certain, possibly slightly longer time, it is effectively prevented that subsequent customers disturb the choice of the first customer by pressing further buttons. Furthermore, the cashier can safely assign the displayed values to the respective customer.

In einer bevorzugten Ausführung wird vorgeschlagen, bei einem leeren Schacht des Zigarettenträgers alternativ ein akustisches oder optisches Signal, oder auch zunächst ein akustisches beim ersten Auftreten und später nur noch ein optisches Signal zu geben. Die Kassierperson wird durch diese Maßnahmen auf das Entstehen eines leeren Schachtes bzw. auf das Vorhandensein mehrerer leerer Schächte hingewiesen. Durch die Anzeige der Schachtnummern kann die Kassiererin entscheiden, ob dies eine oft verlangte Marke ist, die ein sofortiges Nachfüllen erfordert, oder ob es nur einer von mehreren gleich befüllten Schächten einer Marke ist, so daß mit dem Nachfüllen noch gewartet werden kann, bis mehr Zeit zur Verfügung steht.In a preferred embodiment, it is proposed to use an alternative if the shaft of the cigarette holder is empty acoustic or optical signal, or first to give an acoustic signal when it first occurs and later only an optical signal. Through these measures, the cashier is informed about the emergence of an empty shaft or the existence of several empty shafts. By displaying the shaft numbers, the cashier can decide whether this is a frequently requested brand that requires immediate refilling, or whether it is just one of several wells of the same number in a brand, so that refilling can be waited for until more Time is available.

Die abschließend vorgeschlagene Kombination der Wahltastatur mit der Anzeigevorrichtung in einer freibeweglichen Einheit erlaubt es, den Zigarettenträger unterschiedlichen räumlichen Gegebenheiten leicht anpassen zu können.The finally proposed combination of the selection keyboard with the display device in a freely movable unit allows the cigarette holder to be easily adapted to different spatial conditions.

Die Erfindung wird im folgenden anhand einer Zeichnung erläutert. Dabei zeigt:

Fig. 1
eine perspektivische Darstellung der mit einem Zigarettenträger nach der Erfindung ausgestatteten Kassenzone,
Fig. 2
einen vertikalen Querschnitt durch einen Zigarettenträger,
Fig. 3
eine der Fig. 1 entsprechende Darstellung ohne Wahltastatur, und
Fig. 4
eine Untertisch-Ausführung des Zigarettenträgers, bei der nur die Einrichtung zum Anwählen eines der Schächte im Blickbereich der Kunden angeordnet ist.
The invention is explained below with reference to a drawing. It shows:
Fig. 1
2 shows a perspective illustration of the checkout zone equipped with a cigarette holder according to the invention,
Fig. 2
a vertical cross section through a cigarette holder,
Fig. 3
1 corresponding representation without a keypad, and
Fig. 4
an under-table version of the cigarette holder, in which only the device for selecting one of the shafts is arranged in the customer's field of vision.

In der Fig. 1 ist der Zigarettenträger 10 mit einem Anzeigefeld 12 und einer Wahltastatur 14 versehen. Das Anzeigefeld 12 gibt die verschiedenen Zigarettensorten an, die von dem Kunden über die Wahltastatur 14 angewählt werden können. Bei Auswahl einer Zigarettensorte durch den Kunden über die Wahltastatur 14 wird diese über eine in dem Zigarettenträger vorgesehene Einrichtung automatisch dem entsprechenden Schacht entnommen und über eine weitere Fördereinrichtung an einen Auswurfschacht 16 und anschließend in den Zugriffsbereich der die Kassenzone besetzenden Kassierperson befördert. Der Kunde selbst kommt damit erst nach Berechnung der Zigarettenschachtel in deren Besitz.1, the cigarette holder 10 is provided with a display field 12 and a selection keyboard 14. The display field 12 indicates the different types of cigarettes that can be selected by the customer using the selection keyboard 14. When the customer selects a type of cigarette using the selection keyboard 14, it is automatically removed from the corresponding slot via a device provided in the cigarette holder and conveyed to an ejection slot 16 via a further conveying device and then into the access area of the cashier occupying the checkout zone. The customer himself only comes into possession of the cigarette box after calculation.

Die Einrichtung zum Führen der jeweils von dem Kunden angewählten Zigarettenschachtel in den Zugriffsbereich der Kassierperson ist im unteren Bereich der Fig. 2 im Querschnitt als umlaufendes Förderband 22 dargestellt. Die Ausgestaltung des Zigarettenträgers entspricht im übrigen weitgehend derjenigen üblicher Zigarettenautomaten, die sonst erforderliche Geldaufnahme und -prüfeinrichtung fehlt jedoch.The device for guiding the cigarette box selected by the customer into the access area of the cashier is shown in cross section in the lower area of FIG. 2 as a rotating conveyor belt 22. The design of the cigarette holder largely corresponds to that of conventional cigarette vending machines, but the otherwise necessary borrowing and checking device is missing.

In der Fig. 2 ist zu erkennen, wie eine Abdeckhaube 24, in der in diesem Beispiel die Einrichtung 12 zum Anwählen eines Schachtes integriert ist, um ein im oberen Bereich angeordnetes Gelenk nach oben geklappt werden kann, um die unter ihr liegenden Schächte neu zu befüllen. In der Fig. 2 sind hierbei zwei übereinander angeordnete kurze Schächte vorgesehen, die von links zugänglich sind, und rechts neben diesen kurzen Schächten ist ein langer Schacht vorgesehen, der von der Seite der Abdeckplatte 24 nicht einsehbar ist, zur weiteren Aufnahme größerer Menge an Zigarettenschachteln. Dieser Schacht wird von der rechten Seite (Fig. 2) her zu befüllen sein.In FIG. 2 it can be seen how a cover 24, in which the device 12 for selecting a shaft is integrated in this example, can be folded upwards around a joint arranged in the upper region in order to re-close the shafts located below it fill. In FIG. 2, two short shafts arranged one above the other are provided, which are accessible from the left, and to the right of these short shafts there is a long shaft, which cannot be seen from the side of the cover plate 24, for further acceptance of a larger amount of cigarette boxes . This shaft will have to be filled from the right side (Fig. 2).

Aus allen Schächten werden die Zigarettenschachteln 26 durch Herausschieben auf das Förderband 22 befördert, welches die Zigarettenschachteln zu einer Ausgabeöffnung ausbefördert. Damit nicht versehentlich mehrere Zigarettenschachteln 26 auf das Förderband geschoben werden, ist üblicherweise eine Abdeckplatte vor den Schächten, mit Ausnahme jeweils der untersten Position, vorgesehen.The cigarette boxes 26 are conveyed out of all the chutes by being pushed out onto the conveyor belt 22, which conveys the cigarette boxes to an output opening. So that several cigarette boxes 26 are not accidentally pushed onto the conveyor belt, a cover plate is usually provided in front of the shafts, with the exception of the lowest position in each case.

Vorteilhafterweise werden beim Anheben der Abdeckklappe 24 die jeweiligen Abdeckplatten mit angehoben, so daß die Schächte leicht nachfüllbar sind.Advantageously, the respective cover plates are also lifted when the cover flap 24 is raised, so that the shafts can be easily refilled.

Durch die Vorsehung zweier kurzer Schächte übereinander, sowie eines großen langen Schachtes dahinter, ist es möglich, eine Vielzahl von Schächten auf kleinem Raum zu konzentrieren, und eine große Zahl von Zigarettenschachteln in diesen Schächten zu speichern. Damit braucht der Zigarettenträger weniger häufig nachgefüllt werden, und es kann jeweils eine gesamte Stange einer Zigarettenmarke nachgefüllt werden, was insbesondere dadurch vorteilhaft ist, daß keine angebrochenen Stangen wieder zurück in einen Hauptlagerbereich gebracht werden müssen. Durch die weiter vorgesehene Anzeigevorrichtung, daß und ggf. welcher Schacht leer ist, wird das Nachfüllen leerer Schächte erheblich beschleunigt und erleichtert. Etwaige Verluste, die dem Einzelhandel dadurch entstehen, daß gewisse Marken über einen längeren Zeitraum am Tag nicht im Kassenbereich vorhanden sind, entfallen.By providing two short shafts one above the other and a large long shaft behind them, it is possible to concentrate a large number of shafts in a small space and to store a large number of cigarette boxes in these shafts. This means that the cigarette holder needs to be refilled less frequently, and an entire stick of a cigarette brand can be refilled, which is particularly advantageous in that no opened sticks have to be brought back into a main storage area. Refilling empty shafts is considerably accelerated and facilitated by the further provided display device that and, if applicable, which shaft is empty. Any losses that the retail trade incurs as a result of certain brands not being present in the checkout area for a long period of time are eliminated.

Die Fig. 1 zeigt schließlich noch, daß der Zigarettenträger mit einer Wertanzeige 18 versehen ist, die im Blickfeld der Kassierperson angeordnet ist. Die Kassierperson kann hier den Preis, der von dem Kunden abgeforderten Zigarettenpackung oder ggf. die Summe mehrerer Packungen erkennen und in die Kasse eingeben.1 finally shows that the cigarette holder is provided with a value display 18 which is arranged in the field of vision of the cashier. Here, the cashier can recognize the price, the cigarette packet requested by the customer or, if necessary, the sum of several packs and enter it in the cash register.

Denkbar ist jedoch auch die elektronische Weiterleitung eines Preissignales direkt an die Kasse. Damit könnte die Kassiererin mit einem einfachen Tastendruck einen derartig übermittelten Preis in die Berechnung aufnehmen. Ggf. könnte eine elektronische Registrierkasse auch über die vorhandene Tastatur die gesamte Programmierung der Steuerung eines Zigarettenträgers übernehmen.However, the electronic forwarding of a price signal directly to the cash register is also conceivable. This would allow the cashier to include such a price in the calculation at the touch of a button. Possibly. an electronic cash register could also take over the entire programming of the control of a cigarette holder via the existing keyboard.

Um jedoch eine möglichst variable, einfach einsetzbare Version zu erhalten, wird, wie in der Fig. 1 dargestellt, eine bewegliche, nur über ein Kabel mit dem Zigarettenträger verbundene, von der Kassierperson bedienbare Wahltastatur 20 mit Anzeigezeile verwendet, über die die Kassierperson ggf. auch die Ausgabe einer Zigarettenschachtel bewirken kann, falls der Kunde dies wünscht. Vorteilhafterweise wird der "Aufruf" bestimmter Schächte nach Eingabe eines Programmkommandos durch eine dem Kunden zur Verfügung stehende Wahltastatur 12, die z. B. kleine Abbildungen der Schachteln zeigt (Fig. 3), vorgenommen. Damit werden Eingabefehler wesentlich reduziert.However, in order to obtain a version that is as variable and easy to use as possible, as shown in FIG. 1, a movable keypad 20, which is connected to the cigarette holder only by a cable and can be operated by the cashier and has a display line, is used, via which the cashier may can also cause a packet of cigarettes to be dispensed if the customer so wishes. Advantageously, the "call" of certain shafts after entering a program command by a customer-available keypad 12, z. B. shows small pictures of the boxes (Fig. 3) made. This significantly reduces input errors.

Zur Kenntlichmachung der vorzugsweise nach 10 s nach einer ersten Eingabe bewirkten Sperre gegen weitere Eingaben ist eine ampelartige Anzeige vorgesehen, beispielhaft in der Fig. 3 durch die rote und grüne Anzeigeleuchte 30 und 32.A traffic light-type display is provided to indicate the block, preferably after 10 s after a first entry, against further entries, for example in FIG. 3 by the red and green display lights 30 and 32.

Fig. 4 zeigt schließlich eine Untertisch-Ausführung, in der die Vorratsschächte für die Zigaretten sich in dem bisher nicht genutzten Bereich unterhalb des herkömmlichen Laufbandes für die vom Kunden gekauften Waren befinden, wobei sich die Wahltastatur 12 im Zugriffsbereich des Kunden und die Ausgabe im Zugriffsbereich der Kassierperson befinden.Fig. 4 finally shows an under-table version, in which the storage chutes for the cigarettes are in the previously unused area below the conventional treadmill for the goods purchased by the customer, the selection keyboard 12 being in the customer's access area and the output in the access area the cashier.

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Zigarettenträger für die Kassenzone eines Einzelhandelsgeschäfts, mit einer Mehrzahl von jeweils eine Vielzahl von Zigarettenschachteln einer Sorte aufnehmenden Schächten,
gekennzeichnet durch - eine für den Kunden zugängliche Einrichtung (12) zum Anwählen eines der Schächte, und - eine Einrichtung zum Zuführen einer Zigarettenschachtel des von dem Kunden angewählten Schachts in den Zugriffsbereich der die Kassenzone besetzenden Kassierperson. Cigarette carrier for the checkout zone of a retail store, with a plurality of slots for receiving a plurality of cigarette boxes of each type,
marked by - A device (12) accessible to the customer for selecting one of the shafts, and - A device for feeding a cigarette packet of the chute selected by the customer into the access area of the cashier occupying the checkout zone. Zigarettenträger nach Anspruch 1, gekennzeichnet durch eine im Blickfeld der Kassierperson angeordnete Wertanzeige (18).Cigarette holder according to claim 1, characterized by a value display (18) arranged in the field of vision of the cashier. Zigarettenträger nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, gekennzeichnet durch eine von der Kassierperson bedienbare Wahltastatur (20)Cigarette holder according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by a keypad (20) which can be operated by the cashier. Zigarettenträger nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, gekennzeichnet durch eine Einrichtung zum direkten Eingeben des Preises der ausgegebenen Zigarettenschachtel in die Kasse.Cigarette holder according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by a device for directly entering the price of the cigarette box dispensed into the cash register. Zigarettenträger nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, gekennzeichnet durch einen Blockiermechanismus für die dem Kunden zugängliche Einrichtung (12) zum Anwählen eines der Schächte, der nach einer vorbestimmten Zeit nach einer ersten Eingabe die Einrichtung für weitere Eingaben sperrt, und einen von der Kassiererin zur Ermöglichung erneuter Eingaben der Kunden betätigbaren Entriegelungsmechanismus.Cigarette holder according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by a blocking mechanism for the device (12) accessible to the customer for selecting one of the shafts, which blocks the device for further entries after a predetermined time after a first input, and one for the re-enable by the cashier Entries of the customer operated unlocking mechanism. Zigarettenträger nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, gekennzeichnet durch eine Einrichtung zum Ermitteln leerer Zigarettenschachtel-Schächte, und eine Einrichtung zum Übermitteln der Information, daß ein Zigarettenschachtel-Schacht leer ist, an die Kassiererin.Cigarette holder according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by a device for determining empty cigarette box chutes and a device for transmitting the information that a cigarette box chute is empty to the cashier. Zigarettenträger nach Anspruch 6, gekennzeichnet durch akustische Signalmittel, die ein akustisches Signal beim Auftreten eines leeren Zigarettenschachtel-Schachtes abgeben.Cigarette holder according to claim 6, characterized by acoustic signaling means which emit an acoustic signal when an empty cigarette box shaft occurs. Zigarettenträger nach Anspruch 6 oder 7, gekennzeichnet durch eine im Blickfeld der Kassierperson angeordnete optische Anzeige, die den oder die leeren Zigarettenschachtel-Schächte anzeigt.Cigarette holder according to claim 6 or 7, characterized by an optical display arranged in the field of vision of the cashier, which indicates the empty cigarette box compartment (s). Zigarettenträger nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, gekennzeichnet durch eine elektronische Steuereinheit, die für jeden Schacht den Verkaufspreis, die Anzahl der verkauften Schachteln in wenigstens einem vorgegebenen Zeitraum und den Gesamtumsatz speichert.Cigarette holder according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by an electronic control unit which stores the selling price, the number of boxes sold in at least a predetermined period and the total turnover for each box. Zigarettenträger nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche 2, 3 und 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Wertanzeige (18) und die Wahltastatur (20) in einer verschiebbaren, nur mit einem Kabel mit dem Zigarettenträger verbundenen Einheit zusammengefaßt sind und die Programmierung sowie die Anzeige der von der Steuereinheit gespeicherten Werte über diese Einheit erfolgt.Cigarette holder according to one of the preceding claims 2, 3 and 9, characterized in that the value display (18) and the selection keyboard (20) are combined in a displaceable unit which is connected to the cigarette holder only by a cable, and the programming and the display of the values stored in the control unit are carried out via this unit. Zigarettenträger nach Anspruch 9 oder 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Einrichtung (12), die dem Kunden zur Auswahl eines bestimmten Schachtes dient, auch in einem Programmiermodus, der durch die Wahltastatur ausgelöst ist, zur Übermittlung von Schachtzuordnungen an die elektronische Steuereinheit eingerichtet ist, wobei ein Blockiermechanismus inaktiviert ist.Cigarette holder according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that the device (12) which serves the customer to select a specific shaft is also set up in a programming mode, which is triggered by the selection keyboard, to transmit shaft assignments to the electronic control unit, a blocking mechanism is deactivated.
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