JP2008276540A - Self-checkout terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve operability and reduce a device in overall size. <P>SOLUTION: The terminal comprises a housing 102 formed by integrating a first block 102a smaller in width than the height and the depth, and smaller at the front than at the rear, a second block 102a smaller in height and disposed adjacently to the first block 102a, and a third block 102c larger in height and raised from the rear end thereof. A scanner 204 and a display 205 having a touch panel 206 are arranged in the first block 102, a weight checking scale device having a weighing table 303 for placing a commodity whose commodity code has been read by the scanner 204 is provided in the block 102, and a settlement device is provided in the third block 102. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a self-checkout terminal that enables self-checkout by a customer.

  In recent years, various user interfaces for executing merchandise sales data processing have been placed in locations where customers can operate, provide information to customers, and issue receipts to customers, enabling self-checkout by customers. Development of an out terminal is underway (Patent Document 1). As various user interfaces, for example, a product code reading unit such as a bar code reader, a display unit for displaying information, an input unit for inputting information, for example, payment such as ATM, coins and banknote depositing and dispensing devices is possible. A settlement unit and a receipt printer are prepared.

  In addition, in a self-checkout terminal, in order to prevent fraud, a product that a customer can take home is a product whose product code has been read by the product code reader, in other words, a purchase subject to product sales data processing. It is necessary to take measures to limit it to products only. As a countermeasure for this, as described in Patent Document 2, for example, an invention has been made in which the weight of a product whose product code is read by a product code reading unit is checked to prevent fraud. As a weight check technique, Patent Document 2 describes a product after acquiring product weight data from a product data file based on the product code read by the product code reading unit and reading the product code. The weight is measured and the weight is checked with the identity between the weight specified by the weight data and the actually measured weight.

JP 10-069574 A JP 09-245251 A

  As requirements for commercializing a self-checkout terminal, there are realization of good operability and miniaturization of the entire apparatus.

  For example, the self-checkout terminal described in Patent Document 1 stores products to be purchased in front of an ATM block having a display and function keys for providing various types of information to the user. The item bag storage unit is arranged, a block having a scanner is arranged on the left side, and a block having a coin depositing and dispensing device is arranged on the right side. For this reason, the user stands in front of the scanner, reads the barcode attached to the product, and stores the barcode-read product in the item bag. At this time, the function keys are operated according to the display on the display as necessary. For this reason, both line of sight and hand movements are scattered from side to side, and there is no relationship between the operation of storing the product in the item bag and the operation of the function keys, so there is a further sense of inconsistency. Arise. In addition, since the position of the display and the position of the coin depositing / dispensing device are shifted from side to side during settlement, the line of sight and hand movement are scattered from side to side. For this reason, the self-checkout terminal described in Patent Document 1 cannot be said to have good operability.

  In addition, the self-checkout terminal described in Patent Document 1 has an apparatus for storing an item bag in front of an ATM with a display and a scanner and a coin deposit and withdrawal device on both sides. The whole is getting bigger. Moreover, in order to perform a weight check as described in Patent Document 2, a scale device is required, and if such a scale device is added to the self-checkout terminal described in Patent Document 1. In this case, the entire apparatus is further increased in size.

  As described above, taking the self-checkout terminal described in Patent Document 1 as an example, it has been explained that good operability and downsizing of the entire apparatus have not been realized. On the other hand, the self-checkout terminal described in Patent Document 1 is only given as an example, and the conventional self-checkout terminal is compatible with good operability and downsizing of the entire apparatus. There is nothing there.

  An object of the present invention is to realize good operability and downsizing of the entire apparatus.

  The self-checkout terminal of the present invention includes a first block having a shape in which a width dimension is smaller than a height dimension and a depth dimension and a front side height is lower than a rear side height, and the first block includes A second block having a shape with a height and a depth smaller than those of the first block, arranged adjacent to each other with the front surface aligned, and a rear side of the first block rising from a rear portion of the second block A third block having a shape whose height dimension is larger than the height dimension of the first block; and a housing integrally formed; and disposed on the front side on the rear side above the front side of the first block. A scanner for optically reading a code symbol attached to a product; a display with a touch panel disposed on the rear side of the first block and above the scanner; A weighing apparatus for weight check, in which a weighing table is placed on an upper surface of the second block, and is placed on the upper surface of the second block. An operation unit operated by a user for payment is arranged on the front of the block, and a payment device built in the third block, and a receipt issuing port is arranged on the front of the third block. A receipt printer built in the block.

  According to the present invention, when the operation at the self-checkout terminal is classified into the product registration operation for product registration and the payment operation for payment, a display with a touch panel is arranged on the back side of the scanner as viewed from the user. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the line of sight and the movement of the hand from moving in the left and right directions during the product registration operation except when moving the product, and the settlement operation is executed only in the third block. Since it was made possible, it is possible to prevent the line of sight and the movement of the hand from moving in the left-right direction at the time of the settlement operation, and thus it is possible to realize good operability. Further, according to the present invention, the scanner and the touch panel display necessary for the commodity registration operation are aggregated in the first block, and the settlement apparatus necessary for the settlement operation is aggregated in the third block. The width dimension of the first block and the third block can be reduced without increasing the depth dimension, and the second block and the third block are overlapped in the depth direction when viewed from the user. As a result, the overall width of the first block, the second block, and the third block can be reduced, and thus the overall size of the apparatus can be reduced.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a self-checkout terminal 101. The self-checkout terminal 101 is configured by combining three units into one. One of the three units is a registration operation unit 201, another one is a scale unit 301, and another unit is a settlement operation unit 401. These registration operation unit 201, scale unit 301, and settlement operation unit 401 are connected to form a single housing 102. That is, the housing 102 includes a first block 102a forming a registration operation unit 201 having a shape in which the width dimension is smaller than the height dimension and the depth dimension, and the front side height is lower than the rear side height, A second block 102b formed by a scale unit 301 having a shape with a height dimension and a depth dimension smaller than those of the first block 102a, adjacent to the first block 102a with the front face aligned. The third block 102c formed by the settlement operation unit 401 rising from the rear part of the block 102b and having a shape whose height dimension is larger than the height dimension on the rear side of the first block 102a is integrally assembled. Is formed.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the registration operation unit 201. The registration operation unit 201 includes a first housing 202 having a rectangular parallelepiped shape with a narrow width and a large depth dimension. The first housing 202 has a shape in which the ratio of the width dimension to the depth dimension is about 1: 2, and the height on the front side is lower than the height on the rear side. That is, the upper surface on the front side is a horizontally disposed flat surface 202a and rises upward from its rear position, so that the height on the rear side is higher than the height on the front side. The rising surface from the rear position of the flat surface 202a becomes the front surface 202b on the rear side.

  The registration operation unit 201 incorporates a scale (not shown) that places the weighing table 203 on the flat surface 202 a on the front side of the first housing 202. This scale is used to weigh the weight of the commodity sold on the weighing platform 203. A scanner 204 is disposed on the front surface 202 b on the rear side of the first housing 202. The scanner 204 has a flat glass-like reading surface 204a, and optically reads a code symbol attached to a product held over the reading surface 204a. On the front surface 202b, a display 205 is further disposed above the scanner 204. The display 205 is a liquid crystal display device, for example, and has a touch panel 206 on the display surface.

  The registration operation unit 201 includes a product table 207 on the left side surface thereof. The product placing table 207 is used for placing a product to be purchased by the user.

  The registration operation unit 201 has a door 208 on its front surface, and a storage (not shown) is provided on the other side of the door 208.

  In the registration operation unit 201, a warning pole 209 is further erected on the upper surface on the rear side having a high height. When an error occurs in the self-checkout terminal 101, the warning pole 209 notifies the occurrence of the error by blinking or the like.

  The front surface portion below the door 208 of the registration operation unit 201 is inclined so as to narrow the projection area viewed from above the first housing 202 as it goes downward. Thereby, the 1st housing 202 becomes the shape offset to the back side, so that it went below. The registration operation unit 201 is a foot insertion unit 210 that offsets the portion toward the back side. The foot placement unit 210 functions as a foot placement for a user who uses a wheelchair.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the scale unit 301 and the settlement operation unit 401.

  The scale unit 301 has a second housing 302 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The second housing 302 has a depth dimension that is approximately half the depth dimension of the first housing 202 of the registration operation unit 201. The height dimension of the second housing 302 is about half of the height dimension of the first housing 202.

  The second housing 302 of the scale unit 301 has a built-in scale device (not shown) for disposing the weighing table 303 on the upper surface thereof. This weighing apparatus measures the weight of the product after the product code is read by the scanner 204, and performs a weight check process for determining whether the weight of the product matches the weight of the product read by the scanner 204. Used for. That is, it is a weighing device for weight check.

  The scale unit 301 also incorporates a controller (not shown) having a computer configuration that controls each part of the self-checkout terminal 101. The second housing 302 of the scale unit 301 has a door 304 on its front surface, and the controller can be attached and detached by opening the door 304.

  Here, attachment holes 305 are formed in the four corners of the weighing table 303. These attachment holes 305 are holes for attaching a bag hook 306 for setting an item bag (not shown) for storing purchased products (see FIG. 1). That is, as shown in FIG. 1, a bag hook 306 formed by bending or welding a plurality of wires is attached to a weighing table 303. The bag hook 306 has hook portions 307 for hooking a pair of handles (not shown) provided on the item bag and holding the item bag in an open state at the upper positions on both sides thereof.

  The front surface portion further below the door 304 of the scale unit 301 is inclined so as to narrow the projection area viewed from above the second housing 302 as it goes downward. Accordingly, the second housing 302 has a shape that is offset toward the back as it goes downward. The scale unit 301 is a foot insertion portion 308 that offsets the portion toward the back side. The foot insertion unit 308 functions as a foot insertion for a user who uses a wheelchair.

  The settlement operation unit 401 includes a third housing 402 having a tall rectangular parallelepiped shape. The third housing 402 has the same width as the second housing 302 of the scale unit 301, and is used by connecting a connecting surface 403 formed at a lower position on the front surface to the back surface of the scale unit 301. The depth dimension of the third housing 402 is set such that the depth dimension in a state where the scale unit 301 and the settlement operation unit 401 are coupled substantially matches the depth dimension of the registration operation unit 201. Such a third housing 402 does not have a completely rectangular parallelepiped shape, but has a shape in which a portion of the connecting surface 403 connected to the scale unit 301 is offset toward the back side. As a result, as shown in FIG. 1, when the registration operation unit 201 is disposed adjacent to the front panel 404, the front panel 404 formed at the upper front position of the registration operation unit 201 is substantially the same as the scanner 204 and the display 205 provided in the registration operation unit 201. Each part is configured to be in a side-by-side state. Further, the front panel 404 is not vertically arranged and is inclined to the back side as it goes upward. The height dimension of the third housing 402 is set higher than the height of the back side portion of the first housing 202 of the registration operation unit 201 and lower than the height of the warning pole 209.

  The settlement operation unit 401 has a third housing 402 with a settlement device (not shown) as a money deposit / withdrawal device built therein. There are two types of built-in money deposit / withdrawal devices: a bill deposit / withdrawal device and a coin deposit / withdrawal device. In these money deposit / withdrawal apparatuses, a bill insertion slot 405, a bill acceptance slot 406, a coin slot 407, and a coin receipt slot 408 are arranged on the front panel 404 as operation units for a user to operate for settlement. . In the front panel 404, the bill insertion slot 405 is arranged at the upper left position, the bill acceptance slot 406 is arranged at the lower left position, the coin insertion slot 407 is arranged at the upper right position, and the coin receipt slot 408 is arranged at the lower right position.

  The settlement operation unit 401 also incorporates a receipt printer (not shown) in the third housing 402. The receipt issuing port 409 of the receipt printer is arranged at a position higher than the banknote receiving port 406 at the upper left position of the front panel 404. The receipt issuing port 409 also functions as an operation unit for the user to operate for settlement.

  Further, the front panel 404 of the settlement operation unit 401 can be opened and closed. Further, a lock 410 is provided on the front panel 404 so that it can be locked with a key (not shown). When the front panel 404 is opened, the mechanism portion of the money depositing / withdrawing apparatus and receipt printer (not shown) incorporated in the settlement operation unit 401 is also opened so that maintenance and the like can be easily performed.

  Please refer to FIG. 1 again. The self-checkout terminal 101 is configured such that a scale unit 301 is arranged on the right side of the registration operation unit 201 and a settlement operation unit 401 is arranged behind the scale unit 301. The registration operation unit 201 and the scale unit 301 are arranged with their front positions aligned, and the settlement operation unit 401 is arranged so that the connection surface 403 contacts the back surface of the scale unit 301. In this state, the registration operation unit 201, the scale unit 301, and the settlement operation unit 401 are connected and fixed to each other. The connection is fixed by a typical connection structure such as a fastener (not shown) made of a bolt and a nut. In addition, a footrest 501 is used as a connection structure between the registration operation unit 201 and the scale unit 301. The footrest 501 is a plate-like member that connects the foot holder 210 of the registration operation unit 201 and the foot holder 308 of the scale unit 301 so as to be continuous. Such a footrest 501 has a shape in which the height of the front portion is low and the height increases toward the rear, and the footrest portion 210 of the registration operation unit 201 and the footrest portion 308 of the scale unit 301 are provided. The height is set so as not to impair the function, that is, the function of allowing the user to use the wheelchair.

  In addition, a band-shaped guard 309 made of metal, for example, is wound around the upper portion of the scale unit 301. The guard 309 functionally serves to protect the scale unit 301 from an externally applied impact, and the design is as if the self-checkout terminal 101 is constituted by a single housing 102. It plays the role of brewing a sense of unity.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the self-checkout terminal 101 creates a sense of unity as if it is constituted by a single housing 102. On the other hand, the registration operation unit 201, the scale unit 301, and the settlement operation unit 401 that constitute the self-checkout terminal 101 are all originally configured as separate units. For this reason, more free combinations are possible. For example, although not shown, the scale unit 301 and the settlement operation unit 401 can be arranged on the left side of the registration operation unit 201 by attaching the product table 207 to the right side surface of the registration operation unit 201. That is, in the example shown in FIG. 1, the product registration process is executed by moving the product to be purchased from the left to the right, but the product to be purchased is changed to the right by changing the layout. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the product registration process is executed by moving the product to the left.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the balance units 301 are installed in series. As another layout example of the registration operation unit 201, the scale unit 301, and the settlement operation unit 401, as shown in FIG. 4, it is also possible to install two scale units 301 in series. In this case, the footrest 501 has a length corresponding to the length in the width direction of one registration operation unit 201 and two scale units 301, and connects a total of three units. The guard 309 is wound around the upper part of the two weighing units 301 as an integral unit.

  In the example shown in FIG. 4, the scale unit 301 located on the right side added to the layout example shown in FIG. The temporary table 310 is erected from the central portion of the rear part of the weighing table 303 of the scale device (not shown), and the rear part extends backward to a position adjacent to the right side wall of the settlement operation unit 401. The temporary placement table 310 having such a structure is a table for temporarily placing products that may be damaged when stacked, such as eggs, tofu, bread, and the like. The temporary placement table 310 is provided with a fall prevention guard 311 for preventing the placed product from dropping on both sides and the rear thereof. These fall prevention guards 311 are formed by bending a wire member.

  FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another mode in which the scale units 301 are installed in series. In the example shown in FIG. 5 as well, as in the example shown in FIG. For the footrest 501 and the guard 309, the same configuration as the example shown in FIG. 4 is adopted. The difference from the example shown in FIG. 4 is that none of the two united scale units 301 is provided with a bag stand 306 on a scale table 303 of a scale device (not shown) and arranged on the right side. In 301, the temporary placing table 310 is not provided, and furthermore, as the weighing table 303, a single weighing table 303 common to the weighing devices (not shown) of the two weighing units 301 is provided. is there. As is clear from FIG. 5, the weighing table 303 is one for the two weighing units 301.

  FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the my bag is placed on the scale unit 301 in the embodiment shown in FIG. The weighing table 303 having the structure shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 corresponds to the my bag 601. The my bag 601 is, for example, a box-shaped bag that a customer as a customer brings into the store, and is often formed in a horizontally long shape. The length may exceed the width dimension of the weighing table 303 in the single weighing unit 301. In view of this, two weighing units 301 are mounted in series and the weighing table 303 of each weighing device (not shown) is connected by a single connecting plate 312 so that it can correspond to the horizontally long my bag 601. The connecting plate 312 has a structure in which pins (not shown) protrude from the four corners of the lower surface of a flat plate, for example, a metal plate. These pins are fitted into attachment holes 305 formed at the four corners of the weighing table 303 of the weighing device, and the connecting plate 312 is fixedly attached to the weighing table 303.

  When the weighing table 303 of the scale unit 301 mounted in series corresponding to the my bag 601 is connected by a single connecting plate 312, the my bag 601 slips and collides with the registration operation unit 201 or the settlement operation unit 401, and the impact is applied. A collision prevention guard 313 for preventing collision is attached to the left side and the left rear part of the connecting plate 312 so as not to give it. These collision prevention guards 313 are formed by bending a wire member.

  In such a configuration, a customer who is a user puts a product to be purchased in, for example, a shopping basket prepared by the store, and places the product on the product table 207. Then, a product registration operation is performed in the registration operation unit 201. That is, the start of one transaction is declared on the touch panel 206 in accordance with an instruction displayed on the display 205 by a controller (not shown) built in the scale unit 301. Thereafter, the merchandise is taken out from the shopping basket placed on the merchandise stand 207 one by one, and a bar code or other symbol code attached to the merchandise is held over the reading surface 204a of the scanner 204 to read the merchandise code. Then, the controller searches for a unit price and a weight corresponding to the product code read by the scanner 204 from a product data file (not shown) that stores the unit price and the weight corresponding to each product code. Execute. At this time, in the case of a measured sale product, the product is placed on a scale weighing table 203 (not shown) built in the registration operation unit 201 and its weight is measured. The unit price searched in the search process and the measured weight Calculate the amount based on. Then, after the product code is read by the scanner 204, a weight check process for determining whether the weight value output from the scale device incorporated in the scale unit 301 matches the weight value acquired by the search process or the scaled weight value. The product information registration process is executed in which product information including the product code read and the searched unit price is stored in a storage unit (not shown) only when it is determined that the items are identical.

  Thus, when the reading operation of the product codes for all the products to be purchased is completed, the end of one transaction is declared by the touch panel 206 in accordance with an instruction to be displayed on the display 205 by the controller. As a result, the controller displays and guides the settlement method in the settlement operation unit 401 on the display 205. The settlement method in the settlement operation unit 401 is based on the settlement by cash using the settlement apparatus built in the settlement operation unit 401, that is, the respective deposit / withdrawal apparatuses for bills and coins. Therefore, according to the guidance displayed on the display 205, the user inserts a bill into the bill insertion slot 405, inserts a coin into the coin insertion slot 407, receives a fishing coin from the bill reception slot 406 as needed, and receives a coin reception slot. The change from 408 is received. Finally, the controller drives and controls a receipt printer built in the settlement operation unit 401 to print a receipt and issue it from the receipt issuing port 409. The customer, who is a user, receives the issued receipt and ends one transaction.

  Here, the self-checkout terminal 101 of the present embodiment can achieve both good operability and downsizing of the entire apparatus. This point will be described next.

  First, realization of good operability will be described. The operations at the self-checkout terminal are classified into merchandise registration operations for merchandise registration and settlement operations for settlement. When the product registration operation is performed, the display 205 with the touch panel 206 attached to the back side of the scanner 204 as viewed from the user is arranged. Therefore, the line of sight and hand movement required for the product registration operation are arranged. Can be minimized. That is, the line of sight and the movement of the hand move in the left-right direction only when the product placed on the product placing table 207 is picked up by the hand and passed in front of the scanner 204 and placed on the weighing table 303 of the scale unit 301. . In other cases, the provision of information to the user and the operation to be performed by the user are gathered in the area of the display 205 to which the touch panel 206 is attached, and the line of sight and hand movement do not shake in the left-right direction. The settlement operation following the product registration operation is performed exclusively by the settlement operation unit 401, and the line of sight and the movement of the hand cannot be moved in the left-right direction. Because of this, good operability can be realized.

Next, the downsizing of the entire apparatus will be described. A display 205 with a scanner 204 and a touch panel 206 necessary for a merchandise registration operation are collected in the registration operation unit 201, and a money depositing / withdrawing apparatus, which is a settlement apparatus necessary for the settlement operation, is set in the settlement operation unit 401. Have been aggregated. Since the registration operation unit 201 and the settlement operation unit 401 are disposed adjacent to each other, the width dimension between the registration operation unit 201 and the settlement operation unit 401 can be reduced without increasing the depth dimension.
Further, since the scale unit 301 and the settlement operation unit 401 are arranged so as to overlap in the depth direction when viewed from the user, the overall width dimensions of the registration operation unit 201, the scale unit 301, and the settlement operation unit 401 are reduced. Can do. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the size of the entire apparatus.

  What is important here is that good operability and downsizing of the entire apparatus are not realized by separate and independent configurations, but each unit of the registration operation unit 201, the scale unit 301, and the settlement operation unit 401 is realized. Good operability and downsizing of the entire apparatus are realized by associating the types of deployed user interfaces with the external configuration and layout of individual units.

  Next, in the self-checkout terminal 101 of the present embodiment, a unity feeling as if the individual units of the registration operation unit 201, the scale unit 301, and the settlement operation unit 401 are constituted by a single housing 102 is created. ing. Such a sense of unity depends on the appearance and layout of the individual units of the registration operation unit 201, the scale unit 301, and the settlement operation unit 401. That is, according to the external shape and layout of such individual units, the housing 102 has a first shape in which the width dimension is smaller than the height dimension and the depth dimension, and the front side height is lower than the rear side height. Block 102a, a second block 102b that is adjacent to the first block 102a with the front face aligned and has a smaller height dimension and depth dimension than the first block 102a, and a second block The third block 102c, which rises from the rear part of the 102b and has a shape whose height dimension is larger than the height dimension on the rear side of the first block 102a, has an appearance like one lump formed integrally. . As a result, a sense of unity is created as if each unit is constituted by a single housing 102.

  Further, in the self-checkout terminal 101 according to the present embodiment, the unit of registration operation unit 201, scale unit 301, and settlement operation unit 401 has a sense of unity as if they are configured by a single housing 102. However, the degree of freedom in layout of individual units is high. That is, the self-checkout terminal 101 can be laid out as illustrated in FIG. 1, laid out as illustrated in FIG. 4, or laid out as illustrated in FIG. 5. . Alternatively, in any of the layout configurations of FIGS. 1, 4 and 5, as described above, by attaching the product placing table 207 to the right side surface of the registration operation unit 201, the left side of the registration operation unit 201 It is also possible to arrange the scale unit 301 and the settlement operation unit 401. That is, in the examples shown in FIGS. 1, 4 and 5, the product registration process is executed by moving the product to be purchased from the left to the right, whereas the purchase is made by changing the layout. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the product registration process is executed by moving the product to be moved from right to left.

  In particular, in the self-checkout terminal 101 of the present embodiment, the individual units of the registration operation unit 201, the scale unit 301, and the settlement operation unit 401 are laid out as shown in FIGS. The corresponding scale unit 301 can be easily obtained. That is, in the case of a single unit, the scale unit 301 is configured as a mode corresponding to a generally used item bag prepared at the store side and provided to the customer. Even in the case where the scale unit 301 is double-connected, if the layout configuration illustrated in FIG. 4 is adopted, it is configured as an aspect corresponding to the item bag. On the other hand, if the weighing table 303 of the weighing device incorporating the weighing unit 301 as a double unit is connected by a single connecting plate 312, the lateral dimension larger than the width of the weighing table 303 of the single weighing device can be obtained. A layout configuration corresponding to the my bag 601 can be provided.

  Further, when viewed from the front panel 404 of the settlement operation unit 401 and another side surface, the front surface of the third block 102c is inclined to the back side as it goes upward. For this reason, compared with the case where the front panel 404 is erected vertically, it is possible to prevent the user standing in front of the front panel 404 from feeling a sense of pressure.

  Furthermore, when viewed from the lower front side of the registration operation unit 201 and the scale unit 301, and from the other side, the lower front side of the first block 102a and the second block 102b is offset toward the back side, 308. For this reason, when a user who uses a wheelchair faces the self-checkout terminal 101, the foot insertion portions 210 and 308 provide a function that allows the user's feet to be inserted, and further improve the operability. Can do.

It is a perspective view which shows a self-checkout terminal. It is a perspective view which shows a registration operation unit. It is a perspective view which shows a scale unit and a payment operation unit. It is a perspective view which shows the aspect by which the balance unit was mounted in series. It is a perspective view which shows another aspect by which the balance unit was mounted | worn with 2 units | sets. In the aspect shown in FIG. 5, it is a perspective view which illustrates the state in which the my bag was put on the scale unit.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 102 ... Housing, 102a ... 1st block, 102b ... 2nd block, 102c ... 3rd block, 204 ... Scanner, 206 ... Touch panel, 205 ... Display, 303 ... Weighing table, 405 ... Bill insertion slot (operation part ,...,...,...,. Operation part)

Claims (5)

A first block having a shape in which the width dimension is smaller than the height dimension and the depth dimension and the height on the front side is lower than the height on the rear side; A second block having a shape having a smaller height dimension and depth dimension than the first block, and a height dimension higher than a height dimension on the rear side of the first block rising from a rear portion of the second block; A third block having a large shape, and a housing integrally formed;
A scanner that is disposed above the front side of the first block and on the front side of the rear side and optically reads a code symbol attached to a product;
A display with a touch panel disposed on the front surface of the rear side of the first block and above the scanner;
A weighing apparatus for weight check, which is arranged in the upper surface of the second block, and is equipped with a weighing table for placing the product after the product code is read by the scanner built in the second block;
A payment device built in the third block by disposing an operation unit operated by a user for payment on the front surface of the third block;
A receipt printer built in the third block with a receipt issuing port disposed in front of the third block;
Self-checkout terminal equipped with.   The settlement apparatus is configured by a money deposit / withdrawal device built in the third block by disposing a deposit / withdrawal port for depositing / dispensing money on the front surface of the third block. The self-checkout terminal according to claim 1.   The self-checkout terminal according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first block, the second block, and the third block are formed as separate and independent units.   The self-checkout terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a front surface of the third block is inclined toward the back as it goes upward.   The self-checkout terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein lower front surfaces of the first block and the second block are offset toward the back side.

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