EP2187786A1 - Apparatus for sorting alternately the purchased products into one of the two areas of the usually splayed end part of a checkout counter - Google Patents
Apparatus for sorting alternately the purchased products into one of the two areas of the usually splayed end part of a checkout counterInfo
- Publication number
- EP2187786A1 EP2187786A1 EP08803577A EP08803577A EP2187786A1 EP 2187786 A1 EP2187786 A1 EP 2187786A1 EP 08803577 A EP08803577 A EP 08803577A EP 08803577 A EP08803577 A EP 08803577A EP 2187786 A1 EP2187786 A1 EP 2187786A1
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- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- plate
- products
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- end part
- cashier
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Classifications
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- 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
Definitions
- the invention relates to checkout counters in shops, supermarkets, hypermarkets or other trading premises where the customers themselves place inside bags the merchandise purchased.
- the end part of these checkout counters is usually splayed and in the form of a chute so as to be able to form two areas where the customers stand in succession in order to collect and place inside bags the products which have been checked by the cashier.
- This end zone of the checkout counter is provided with a central deviating guide, the section of which close to the cash till is pivotable and can be moved by the cashier so as to rest against one or other of the two side shoulders of the initial part of the said chute so that the sold merchandise can be sorted alternately into one of the said two end areas.
- the bottom of the said splayed end part of the counter is provided in a central position with a conveyor belt which assists the cashier in his/her work and conveys the products delicately into one of the two areas allocated by the said central deviating guide.
- This solution is costly, complex and difficult to maintain and results in the products accumulating in the end zones of the conveyor which cannot be designed with a splayed form.
- the invention aims to overcome these drawbacks of the known art with an apparatus as described in the accompanying Claim 1 and subsequent dependent claims, the characteristic features and advantages of which will become clear from the following description of a preferred embodiment thereof illustrated purely by way of a non-limiting example in the figures of the accompanying sets of drawings in which:
- - Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a checkout counter with the sorting apparatus according to the invention
- - Fig. 2 shows further details of the deviating apparatus sectioned along the line M-Il of Figure 1 ;
- FIG. 3 - Figs. 3, 4 and 5 show different profiles of the adjacent zones of the apparatus in question which perform a relative movement and which are included in the encircled zone indicated by X in Figure 2.
- B indicates in continuous lines a checkout counter provided with an initial conveyor belt 1 which moves with its upper section in the direction of the arrow 2 and on which the purchased products are deposited by the customer and are conveyed by the same conveyor into the middle part 3 of the said counter where the operator Q is positioned and where the cash till 103, the scanner 203 for reading the barcodes on the products and the keyboard 303 are situated.
- the bottom of the initial part of the end section 4 of the checkout counter in the portion indicated by 7 and lying between the lines 107 and 207, is suitably inclined downwards, with the slope towards the line 207, while the remaining part of the bottom of the said section 4 may be horizontal.
- the end section 4 of the checkout counter is obviously surrounded by suitable known retaining and protective side shoulders 8.
- a round plate 9 is positioned in the highest part of the said bottom wall 7, said plate replacing or covering a corresponding portion of the said bottom surface 7 and being connected to any supporting and rotating means 10 which can be operated so as to rotate it in a clockwise or anti-clockwise direction, as indicated in Figure 1 by the arrow F1 or the arrow F2, respectively.
- the electric console for controlling operation of the checkout counter to which for example the motor of the initial conveyor 1 , the pushbutton unit 12 and/or any other means are connected, is connected to the said drive unit 10 and to sensors or microswitches 13, 113 which are, for example, tripped by a cam 14 fixed on the pivoting pin 6 of the deviating guide 105 so as to be operated alternately depending on the position of this deviating guide.
- the cam 14 trips the microswitch 13 which communicates to the console 11 this position of the guide 105 and the console supplies power to the unit 10 so that the plate 9 rotates in the direction for conveying the products towards the area 204.
- reversal in rotation of the drive unit 10 may be performed with a suitable delay with respect to tripping of the microswitches 13, 113 so that the plate will continue to rotate in one direction at least until the deviator guide 105 has completed the pivoting movement, tripping the other of said microswitches.
- the plate 9 is rotated in synchronism in the anticlockwise direction F2 suitable for transferring the products into the area 104.
- the rotation of the plate 9 may be interrupted at any time by the operator Q by means of a special control element provided for example on the pushbutton unit 12.
- the plate 9 is seated, for example in a co-planar manner, inside a hole 15 formed in the bottom surface 7 and is fixed coaxially on a thrust bearing of suitable radius 16 which is in turn supported by the upper flange 117 of a cup-shaped support 17 which, via adjustable means 18 and 19, is fixed, with the possibility of adjustment vertically and horizontally, on at least one cross-member or on special brackets 20 in turn fixed by means 21 of any suitable type to the sections 108 which form the aforementioned side shoulders 8 of the checkout counter.
- the support 17, which may have a laterally open form, contains the gear motor 10 which, by means of its shaft 110, transmits the rotational movement to a coupling 22 which is fixed axially to the bottom side of the plate 9 which, along the section occupied by this coupling, may be provided with special radial reinforcing ribs 109, such that the connection between the said coupling 22 and the shaft of the gear motor 10 may be achieved with a degree of axial freedom.
- this solution allows precise and rapid positioning of the plate 9 and the associated drive system and allows equally simple and rapid disassembly of the whole unit for any ordinary or extraordinary maintenance requirements.
- this zone may be designed with an elongated and oblique form as indicated by X3 in Figure 3 or with a zigzag form as indicated by X4 in Figure 4 or by X5 in Figure 5 where the plate 9 is provided with an upper lip which protrudes from the said hole 15 and is arranged on top of the surface 7.
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- Cash Registers Or Receiving Machines (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITBO20070620 ITBO20070620A1 (it) | 2007-09-13 | 2007-09-13 | Apparato per smistare alternativamente i prodotti acquistati in una delle due postazioni della parte terminale ed usualmente divergente di un banco cassa. |
| PCT/EP2008/061606 WO2009033988A1 (en) | 2007-09-13 | 2008-09-03 | Apparatus for sorting alternately the purchased products into one of the two areas of the usually splayed end part of a checkout counter |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| EP2187786A1 true EP2187786A1 (en) | 2010-05-26 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| EP08803577A Withdrawn EP2187786A1 (en) | 2007-09-13 | 2008-09-03 | Apparatus for sorting alternately the purchased products into one of the two areas of the usually splayed end part of a checkout counter |
Country Status (5)
| Country | Link |
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| EP (1) | EP2187786A1 (it) |
| IT (1) | ITBO20070620A1 (it) |
| RU (1) | RU2470566C2 (it) |
| UA (1) | UA98669C2 (it) |
| WO (1) | WO2009033988A1 (it) |
Families Citing this family (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IT1394378B1 (it) * | 2009-06-24 | 2012-06-15 | CEFLA Società Cooperativa | Banco cassa flessibile, con possibilita' di trasformazione rapida e semplificata dal normale uso assistito a quello self e viceversa. |
| NO335097B1 (no) * | 2012-10-31 | 2014-09-15 | Peoplepos Ltd | Fremgangsmåte og anordning for betaling av varer |
| US9801475B2 (en) * | 2013-04-30 | 2017-10-31 | Ncr Corporation | High-velocity scanned item distribution method and apparatus |
| CN112021885A (zh) * | 2020-09-09 | 2020-12-04 | 上海明略人工智能(集团)有限公司 | 一种用于餐具回收的系统、餐桌以及传送装置 |
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| FR1508299A (fr) * | 1966-11-23 | 1968-01-05 | Dispositif d'évacuation de marchandises pour meubles-comptoires | |
| FI810855L (fi) * | 1980-03-21 | 1981-09-22 | Sainsbury J Ltd | Kontrollsystem |
| US5706912A (en) * | 1995-08-15 | 1998-01-13 | Load King Manufacturing Co., Inc. | Checkstand counter with dual accumulation zones |
| RU36073U1 (ru) * | 2003-11-21 | 2004-02-27 | Закрытое акционерное общество Производственное объединение "Витрина" | Расчетно-кассовый бокс для обслуживания покупателей |
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2007
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- 2008-09-03 RU RU2010114567/12A patent/RU2470566C2/ru not_active IP Right Cessation
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- 2008-09-03 EP EP08803577A patent/EP2187786A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2008-09-03 WO PCT/EP2008/061606 patent/WO2009033988A1/en active Application Filing
Non-Patent Citations (2)
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Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| RU2010114567A (ru) | 2011-10-27 |
| RU2470566C2 (ru) | 2012-12-27 |
| WO2009033988A1 (en) | 2009-03-19 |
| UA98669C2 (en) | 2012-06-11 |
| ITBO20070620A1 (it) | 2009-03-14 |
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