JP2001338344A - Stationary type scanner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a stationary type scanner in which the handling of a code that is difficult to be attached to commodity can be simplified, delay in registration work is consequently eliminated to improve the serviceability and a bad appearance is further eliminated to secure a satisfactory outward appearance. SOLUTION: This scanner is provided with belt-shaped clips 32 in the vicinity of a scanner part 21 as a holding part for holding a bar code label P.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a stationary scanner used for a check-out operation at a mass retailer such as a supermarket.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a method for registering sales data of merchandise at a mass retailer such as a supermarket to a POS (Point Of Sales: point of sale information) terminal, a PLU is used.
(PriceLook Up) registration method is common. This PLU
In the registration method, a unique product code, a so-called PLU code, is set in advance for each product sold in a store, and a PLU in a form in which the PLU code is associated with a unit price of each product is set.
A file is created in the storage of the POS terminal.

When a PLU code of a product for sale is input from an input unit, a unit price corresponding to the input PLU code is retrieved from a PLU file and called, and sales data of the product for sale is obtained based on the called unit price. Registration processing is performed.

In such a registration process, the P
If the LU code is entered one by one using the numeric keypad, it takes a long time to register, and the efficiency of the checkout operation becomes very poor.

Therefore, conventionally, a PLU code is converted into a barcode symbol to produce a printed barcode label, which is affixed to a product on which the barcode label is to be written, and the barcode symbol of the barcode label is optically read by a scanner to obtain the PLU code. To make checkout work more efficient.

[0006] For products such as vegetables that are difficult to stick a barcode label, a PLU code is assigned to a preset key of a keyboard and set so that the PLU code can be input by one-touch input of the preset key.

On the other hand, there are a handy type and a stationary type as the scanner device. Handy scanner devices are small,
Because it can be placed near the POS terminal, it is used in convenience stores with a narrow checkout counter. The stationary scanner device is often provided separately from the POS terminal, and is used in a supermarket or the like in which a customer performing a transaction is moved along a checkout lane and is sequentially handled. In the case of a supermarket, as shown in FIG. 10, a checkout lane is divided by a soccer table 1, a cashier stands inside the soccer table 1, and a shopper who performs accounting for purchased goods is shown outside the soccer table 1 on the right side. From left to right.

A stationary scanner device 2 is installed substantially at the center of the soccer table 1. A movable table 3 is installed inside the soccer table 1 and on the downstream side with respect to the flow direction of customers, and a POS terminal 4 is mounted on the table 3.

The stationary scanner device 2 includes a scanner unit 21.
On the front surface of the main body 22. The scanner unit 21 is for optically reading a barcode symbol. The barcode symbol is obtained by converting a PLU code (single item code) set for each product into a barcode.

At the upper part of the main body 22, a keyboard 23 having a plurality of preset keys dedicated to product registration, and a display unit 24 for displaying a product name, a price and the like of the product are provided side by side.

The POS terminal 4 is integrally formed with a drawer 41 for storing cash and the like, and has a keyboard 42 on the front of which a key for registering and closing is provided.
And a display 43 for the cashier, and a display 44 for the customer is mounted on the upper surface. Further, a receipt journal printer 45 is built in, and a receipt printed by the printer 45 is issued.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of the scanner section 21, the main body 22, and the keyboard 23.

When there is a product such as a vegetable which is difficult to stick a barcode label on, as shown in FIG. 12, a barcode label P on the product is taped around the main body 22 and the keyboard 23 as shown in FIG. It is pasted using 25.

The cashier stands inside the soccer table 1, and when a customer performing accounting comes to the checkout lane and places the purchased product on the soccer table 1, the customer purchases the purchased product one by one and sets it in place. Registered by the scanner 2
At this time, if the bar code label is attached to the customer-purchased product, the bar code symbol of the bar code label is registered by being read by the scanner unit 21.

If the bar code label is not attached to the product, it is determined whether or not the bar code label P corresponding to the PLU code of the product is attached around the main body 22 and the keyboard 23. When the bar code label is attached, the bar code label P is peeled off from the tape 25 and the bar code label P is
Register by reading in step 1. After this registration, put the goods in the empty shopping basket and
Is reattached to an appropriate place on the main body 22 or the keyboard 23.

If the bar code label is not attached to the product and the bar code label P is not attached, the product is registered by operating the keyboard 23 and the product is put into an empty shopping basket. When the registration is completed for all the products purchased by the shopper, the cashier operates the keyboard of the POS terminal 4 to perform the registration closing operation.

[0017]

When a bar code label P that is difficult to stick to a product is stuck to the main body 22 or the keyboard 23, the bar code label P is stripped and stuck to the original work. The registration process may be delayed, and serviceability may deteriorate, such as stopping the flow of purchasers.

It takes time to memorize the sticking position of each barcode label P, and even if it is memorized, the position may be changed at the time of sticking again, which is very difficult for a cashier to handle. In some cases, the tape 25 may be damaged and it may be difficult to attach the tape 25 again.

There is also a problem in appearance that the appearance is deteriorated by sticking the barcode label P.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances.
Its purpose is to make it easier to handle codes that are difficult to paste on products, thereby eliminating registration delays and improving serviceability.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a stationary scanner device that can eliminate poor appearance and ensure a good appearance.

[0021]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a stationary scanner device including a scanner unit for reading a code set for each product, wherein a sheet on which the code is described is provided. A holding unit for holding a body is provided near the scanner unit.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the stationary scanner device according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the holding section is limited. The holding section has a configuration in which the sheet body is sandwiched between transparent members.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a stationary scanner according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the holding unit is limited. The holding portion has a concave portion formed on the surface on which the scanner portion is provided, a lid for closing the concave portion,
And a member for holding the sheet member provided in the concave portion.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a stationary scanner device comprising: a scanner unit for reading a code set for each product; and a keyboard provided above the scanner unit. The keyboard is provided with a holding portion for holding the formed sheet body.

[0025]

[1] Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same parts as those in FIGS. 10 to 12 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, a cover 30 is provided on the front surface of the main body 22 below the scanner section 21 so as to be openable and closable. A concave portion 31 is formed inside the cover 30, and a band-shaped clip 32 is provided in the concave portion 31 as a member for accommodating and holding a sheet body, for example, a barcode label P, in two vertical stages.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of each band-shaped clip 32 and its peripheral portion, and FIG. 5 is a front view thereof.
Each band-shaped clip 32 forms a transparent member into a substantially U-shape,
The halfway portion is narrowed once and gradually opened toward the upper edge portion, so that the barcode label P inserted from above is received and held in the middle portion.

The bar code label P has a scanner 21
A bar code symbol is described (printed) as a code that can be optically read by the bar code. The barcode symbol is obtained by converting a PLU code (single item code) set for each product into a barcode. If there is a product such as a vegetable which is difficult to stick a barcode label on, a barcode label P on which a barcode symbol specific to the product and a product name are described is attached to the band-shaped clip 3.
Plug into 2.

In the concave portion 31, an inclined step portion 33 is provided at the uppermost position. When the barcode label P is inserted into the upper band-shaped clip 32, the upper back surface of the barcode label P hits the inclined step portion 33 and is bent. That is, the upper edge of the barcode label P projects outward from the front surface of the main body 22, and the barcode label P can be easily taken out.

The cover 30 is used to close the recess 31. The lower edge is pivotally supported by a pair of hinges 30a, and the upper edge is pulled forward by fingers.
Open downwards with a as a fulcrum.

The cover 30, each hinge 30a, and the recess 3
1, by each band-shaped clip 32 and the inclined step portion 33,
A holding unit for holding a number of barcode labels P is configured.

The operation will be described. The cashier stands inside the soccer table 1, and when the customer performing the accounting comes to the checkout lane and places the purchased product on the soccer table 1,
The customer purchase goods are picked up one by one and registered by the stationary scanner device 2. At this time, if the bar code label is attached to the customer-purchased product, the bar code symbol of the bar code label is registered by being read by the scanner unit 21.

If the bar code label is not attached to the product, the cover 30 is opened, and it is determined whether or not the bar code label P corresponding to the PLU code of the product is sandwiched between the strip clips 32. If the bar code label P is held, the bar code label P is extracted from the band-shaped clip 32, and the extracted bar code label P is read by the scanner unit 21 and registered. After this registration, the product is put into an empty shopping basket and the barcode label P is returned to the band-shaped clip 32.

When the bar code label is not attached to the product and the bar code label P is not pinched, the product is registered by operating the keyboard 23 and the product is put into an empty shopping basket. When the registration is completed for all the products purchased by the shopper, the cashier operates the keyboard of the POS terminal 4 to perform the registration closing operation.

As described above, by holding the barcode label P on the strip-shaped clip 32 near the scanner section 21, the barcode label P can be easily taken in and out.
Compared to the conventional case where the label is peeled off or pasted using a tape, the handling becomes much easier, the delay in the registration work can be eliminated, and the serviceability can be improved.

In particular, since the strip-shaped clip 32 is formed of a transparent member, a target bar code label P can be easily and quickly searched out from a large number of bar code labels P.

Since a large number of barcode labels P can be properly arranged and accommodated, unsightly appearance can be eliminated and a good appearance can be secured.

[2] A second embodiment will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 6, 7, 8, and 9, a band-shaped cover 50 is provided on the lower edge of the keyboard 23 along the lower edge. This cover 50 is
The cover 50 is provided with a knob 52 in the form of a protrusion. When the knob 52 is pressed by a finger, the cover 50 opens downward with the shaft 51 as a fulcrum, and the band-shaped clip 5 attached to the inner surface of the cover 50 is opened.
3 is exposed.

The band-shaped clip 53 has a shape in which a transparent member is formed in a substantially U-shape, and has a shape in which the middle part is once narrowed and then gradually opened toward the lower edge, and receives the bar code label P inserted from below. It is configured to be held in the middle.

The cover 50, the shaft 51, the knob 52,
The band-shaped clip 53 constitutes a holding portion for holding a large number of barcode labels P.

The operation will be described.

If the bar code label is not attached to the product, the cover 50 is opened, and it is determined whether or not the bar code label P corresponding to the PLU code of the product is sandwiched between the strip clips 53. If the bar code label P is pinched, the bar code label P is pulled out from the band-shaped clip 53 and the bar code label P
Register by reading in step 1. After this registration, put the goods in the empty shopping basket and
Is returned to the belt-shaped clip 53.

As described above, by holding the barcode label P on the band-shaped clip 53 near the scanner section 21, the barcode label P can be easily taken in and out.
Compared to the conventional case where the label is peeled off or pasted using a tape, the handling becomes much easier, the delay in the registration work can be eliminated, and the serviceability can be improved.

In particular, since the band-shaped clip 53 is formed of a transparent member, a target bar code label P can be easily and quickly searched out from a large number of bar code labels P.

Since a large number of barcode labels P can be properly arranged and accommodated, unsightly appearance can be eliminated and a good appearance can be secured.

In the second embodiment, when the cover 50 is closed, the barcode label P sandwiched between the band-shaped clips 53 may be housed inside the keyboard 23 and hidden.

[0048]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to simplify the handling of codes that are difficult to paste on products, thereby eliminating delays in registration work and improving serviceability. In addition, it is possible to provide a stationary scanner device that can eliminate poor appearance and ensure a good appearance.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a main part of a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a cover is opened in the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing a main part of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a main part of the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a view of a main part of the first embodiment as viewed from the front side.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a main part of the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which a cover is opened in the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged perspective view showing a main part of the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram of a main part of the second embodiment viewed from a lateral direction.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the entire appearance of a conventional device.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a main part of a conventional device.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged perspective view showing a main part of a conventional device.

[Description of Signs] 1 ... Soccer table 2 ... Stationary scanner device 4 ... POS terminal 21 ... Scanner unit 22 ... Main body 23 ... Keyboard 24 ... Display unit P ... Barcode label (sheet body) 30,50 ... Cover 31 ... Recess 32,53 ... Strip clip

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A stationary scanner device having a scanner unit for reading a code set for each product, wherein a holding unit for holding a sheet member on which the code is written is provided near the scanner unit. A stationary scanner device. 2. The stationary scanner device according to claim 1, wherein the holding unit has a configuration in which the sheet body is sandwiched between transparent members. 3. The stationary scanner device according to claim 1, wherein the holding portion includes a concave portion formed on a surface on which the scanner portion is provided, a lid for closing the concave portion, A stationary member provided in the recess, for holding a sheet body. 4. A stationary scanner device provided with a scanner unit for reading a code set for each product and a keyboard above the scanner unit, for holding a sheet member on which the code is written. A stationary scanner device, wherein a holding unit is provided on the keyboard.