EP2923615B1 - Shopping basket lift in supermarkets and such like - Google Patents

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EP2923615B1
EP2923615B1 EP15380010.7A EP15380010A EP2923615B1 EP 2923615 B1 EP2923615 B1 EP 2923615B1 EP 15380010 A EP15380010 A EP 15380010A EP 2923615 B1 EP2923615 B1 EP 2923615B1
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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
    • A47F9/045—Handling of baskets or shopping trolleys at check-out counters, e.g. unloading, checking

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  • the present invention relates to a shopping basket lift in supermarkets and such like, specifically designed so that when the basket is positioned in front of the conveyer belt of the checkout counter whereon the products must be positioned, said basket is raised to the height of the conveyer belt and allows the user to remove said products from the basket and position them on the conveyer belt, without the need to bend down, and without the need to place the basket on the conveyer belt.
  • the object of the invention is to facilitate the task of placing the products acquired in a supermarket or another similar establishment, on the corresponding conveyer belt positioned in correspondence with the checkout counter, avoiding that the customer or buyer has to bend down every time he wants to remove a product to be placed on the conveyer belt.
  • the basket lift is applicable in supermarkets and in general in any purchasing space wherein products are acquired and are stored in baskets that the establishment provides so that the buyer or customer carries all their products together in each basket until the checkout counter.
  • the lift disclosed in that patent of invention comprises a platform positioned at ground level and located at the ends of the tables or conveyer belts of the checkout counter, a platform which is complemented with two toothed belts, two rollers, an electric motor and a stabilizing structure of the assembly, it being possible to use a cylinder-based pneumatic cylinder or an adapted hydraulic system instead of electric operation.
  • the lift disclosed in that patent of invention ES2362842 although not complex, is expensive to manufacture and implement, since it requires a platform, toothed belts, rollers, an electric motor and a stabilizing structure, all of which involves a high cost, as well as an added cost in the assembly and installation of the system.
  • DE1454001A1 and WO2011145995 disclose other lifts, similar to ES2362842 , and which possess similar disadvantages.
  • the basket lift which is claimed has a series of characteristics which lead to improvements compared to conventional lifts, as it is materialized in a structurally simple lift, which is easy to install and of very reduced cost, without for this reason losing its functionality.
  • the basket lift of the invention is formed from two side arms wherebetween is positioned the basket which must be lifted and the side arms of which are actuated through a button, for their lifting and lowering though corresponding guides provided on fixed struts situated in front of the conveyer belt of the checkout counter, with the special characteristic that the side arms incorporate T-shaped profiles the upper or transversal branch of which is mounted articulately in tilting manner, both in left and right direction and in up and down direction, i.e.
  • the side arms may be formed by a simple U-shaped fork, positioned horizontally, formed by two parts telescopically coupled through their intermediate branch with the aim of increasing or decreasing the width of the side branch of said fork and thus adapting to the width of the basket to lift, said two parts being adjustably joined by a common strip so that on the side branches they will fulfil the same function as the aforementioned arms wherein the T-shaped profiles shall be positioned to fasten and support the basket in its lifting and lowering.
  • the shopping basket lift object of the invention designed to be positioned in front of a product conveyer belt (1), facing a checkout counter (2), comprises a pair of horizontal arms (3) mounted displaceably upward and downward on the guides (4) provided for said purpose on respective vertical struts (5) fixed in front of the conveyer belt (1), so that the corresponding basket (6) with the products acquired in the establishment is positioned between the arms (3) with a downward position thereof, so that when the basket (6) is positioned as represented in figure 2 , a button (7) is actuated, which, through a motor or similar (8), entails the lifting of the arms 3 with the basket (6), until reaching the height of the conveyer belt (1) as represented in figure 3 , allowing the user, i.e. the customer or buyer, to place the products acquired in this conveyer belt without any type of problems of having to bend down as traditionally occurs, the positioning operation of the products acquired on the conveyer belt (1) also being faster, simpler and more effective.
  • the lifting of the basket (6), by the arms (3) or lowering, depending on whether said arms (3) are raised or lowered, is achieved based on T-shaped profiles (9) which are mounted horizontally on the upper part of the arms (3), so that those T-shaped profiles (9) have their vertical branch equipped with a ball-joint whereon is articulated the horizontal branch, all so that the horizontal upper branch of the T-shaped profiles (9) are situated under the upper perimeter edge (11) that the baskets (6) used in shopping establishments normally have, performing the lifting and lowering with great ease, in addition to facilitating that operation as a consequence of the joint or ball-joint that the vertical branch (9') and the horizontal branch (9") of the T-shaped profile (9) has.
  • a limiter (12) has been provided in front of the conveyer belt (1) to position the basket in the right place, i.e. it moves until said basket (6) makes contact with the limiter (12) and is thus positioned to be lifted by the arms (3), as also represented in figures 2 and 3 , side protection rails (13) can also be positioned, as represented in figures 4 and 5 , where between the basket (6) is perfectly protected once positioned in its place for its lifting and lowering, thus avoiding coming into contact with the lift assembly.
  • the arms (3) can be replaced by a U-shaped fork, the side branches (3') of which are equivalent to the aforementioned arms (3), side branches (3') which have orifices (14) for the mounting of the corresponding T-shaped profiles (9) shown in figure 2 , the intermediate branch of that fork lift being formed by two intercouplable and adjustable sections (15) and (16), since they will be telescopic and one of them will have orifices (17) and the other a groove (18) in order to, via a strip (19) and appropriate rods or screws, be able to fix both sections (15) and (16) in the most convenient manner so that the arms or side branches (3') are positioned with a greater or lesser width always adaptable to the width of the basket (6).

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PL15380010T PL2923615T3 (pl) 2014-03-28 2015-03-26 Podnośnik do wózków sklepowych do supermarketów i podobnych obiektów

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ES201400267U ES1123305Y (es) 2014-03-28 2014-03-28 Elevador de cesta de compra en supermercados y similares

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ES2854775B2 (es) * 2021-03-15 2022-12-21 Cano Gomez Jose Antonio Máquina elevadora-apiladora de cestas

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DE1958253U (de) * 1964-05-11 1967-04-06 Johann Klein Kassenstand mit ablagevorrichtung fuer korbsammelwagen und einkaufskoerbe.
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ES2362842B1 (es) 2011-05-09 2013-03-12 Narciso Rocha Fernandez Elevador eléctrico de cesta de compra.

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