JP2010142455A - Tobacco storage rack - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tobacco storage rack which enables a general purchaser to freely and easily select a tobacco brand similarly to a vending machine and excellently prevents the mistake of the order of similar tobacco brands. <P>SOLUTION: In the tobacco storage rack 100, a plurality of tobacco selection switches 120 are arrayed vertically and horizontally on the front surface, and a plurality of tobacco storage parts 130 for storing tobacco packs STP are arrayed vertically and horizontally on the rear surface. When the input operation of the tobacco selection switch 120 is performed, a tobacco reporting lamp 150 reports the tobacco storage part 130 of the corresponding tobacco brand. Since the outer shape of the tobacco selection switch 120 is equivalent to the front surface of the tobacco pack STP and the brand image of the tobacco pack STP is presented on the front surface, the general purchaser can confirm the tobacco brand at a glance. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a cigarette storage rack for storing a plurality of cigarette brand cigarette packs, and more particularly to a cigarette storage rack used for over-the-counter sales at convenience stores and the like.

  At present, supply chain stores such as so-called convenience stores sell various products together. There is a cigarette pack as a sale product of such a supply chain store.

  A cigarette pack is generally a supply chain store in which a cigarette storage rack for storing cigarette packs is arranged behind a cash register space because it cannot be sold to minors. In this case, a store worker takes out and sells a cigarette pack in response to a request from a general purchaser.

  There are also supply chain stores with vending machines that sell cigarette packs outside and inside the store. In such a case, the general purchaser can freely select and purchase a desired cigarette brand cigarette pack.

  However, at present, adult authentication functions are required for cigarette packs and alcoholic beverage vending machines. Therefore, when a general purchaser purchases a cigarette pack or the like with a vending machine as described above, it is necessary to use the adult authentication function.

  In addition, when store workers sell cigarette packs to general buyers, it is called so-called face-to-face sales, which often allows store workers to visually determine that general buyers are adults. There is almost no confirmation required.

  Currently, a general vending machine that can be used in a supply chain store as described above has a plurality of sample display units and a plurality of product selection buttons arranged on a front panel of the main body for each of a plurality of sales products. Has been.

Therefore, the general purchaser confirms a desired sale product on the sample display unit, and inputs a product selection button for each sample display unit when purchasing the sale product (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2004-355050 A

  As described above, in the vending machine in which the sample display unit and the product selection button are arranged in parallel for each sales product, the general purchaser confirms the sales product by the sample display unit and inputs the product selection button. Become.

  However, as a matter of course, in order to arrange the sample display unit and the product selection button in parallel on the front surface of the vending machine, it is impossible to make the occupied area of the sample display unit and the product selection button compatible. In other words, when the sample display unit is enlarged, it is easy to check the merchandise to be sold, and it is possible to satisfactorily prevent mistakes in the order of general purchasers.

  However, in this case, since the product selection button needs to be downsized, the operability is lowered. If the product selection button is enlarged to prevent this, the operability is improved. However, in this case, it is necessary to reduce the size of the sample display unit, so that it is difficult to confirm the product for sale, and an error in the order of a general purchaser is likely to occur.

  In particular, over-the-counter products such as cigarette packs are diversifying under common brands such as “XX”, “XX Light”, and “XXX Menthol”. Of course, such a cigarette pack has a similar front image of a product called a face image.

  For this reason, when the sample display unit is miniaturized as described above, an error in ordering by a general purchaser is likely to occur. Generally, vending machines are large in size as a whole, so the above-described problems are suppressed.

  However, it is now common to purchase cigarette packs at supply chain stores such as convenience stores. Therefore, assuming that a small device in which a sample display unit and a product selection button of a cigarette pack are arranged in parallel in a small supply chain store like this in a vending machine, the above-described problems are assumed. Becomes critical.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems. Like a vending machine, a general purchaser can freely and easily select a tobacco brand, and a similar tobacco brand is ordered by mistake. The present invention provides a cigarette storage rack that can satisfactorily prevent this.

  The cigarette storage rack of the present invention is a cigarette storage rack that stores a plurality of cigarette brand cigarette packs, and is arranged in a box-shaped storage rack body that is flat in the front-rear direction and vertically, horizontally, and horizontally on the front surface of the storage rack body. A plurality of cigarette selection switches for individually presenting a plurality of cigarette brands, a plurality of cigarette storage sections arranged on the rear surface of the storage rack body in the vertical and horizontal directions to freely store cigarette packs, and a storage rack body A cigarette notification part for notifying the tobacco storage part of the corresponding cigarette brand when the cigarette selection switch is input on the front face, and the cigarette selection switch is formed in an outer shape equivalent to the front face of the cigarette pack, The brand image written on the front of the cigarette pack is presented on the front.

  Therefore, in the tobacco storage rack of the present invention, a plurality of tobacco brand cigarette packs are stored in a box-shaped storage rack body that is flat in the front-rear direction. However, a plurality of cigarette selection switches for individually presenting a plurality of cigarette brands are arranged vertically and horizontally on the front surface of the storage rack body. A plurality of cigarette storage portions in which cigarette packs are freely stored are arranged on the rear surface of the storage rack main body vertically and horizontally. When a cigarette selection switch is input on the front surface of the storage rack body, the tobacco notification unit notifies the tobacco storage unit of the corresponding tobacco brand. However, the cigarette selection switch has the same outer shape as the front surface of the cigarette pack, and the brand image of the cigarette pack is presented on the front surface. Therefore, the general purchaser can confirm the tobacco brand at a glance. Further, it is not necessary to separately form the cigarette pack sample and the selection switch in parallel.

  The cigarette storage rack as described above further includes a presentation change mechanism for freely changing the tobacco brand individually presented to the plurality of tobacco selection switches, and the presentation change mechanism is a brand card for presenting the tobacco brand. And a card arrangement mechanism that exchangeably arranges the brand card on the front surface of the cigarette selection switch.

  In the cigarette storage rack as described above, the brand card may be formed in an outer shape equivalent to the front surface of the cigarette pack, and a brand image written on the front surface of the cigarette pack may be written on the front surface.

  Further, in the cigarette storage rack as described above, a content storage unit that stores brand-compatible content presented to a general purchaser corresponding to a tobacco brand, and a brand of the corresponding tobacco brand when a cigarette selection switch is input. You may further have a content selection part which selects corresponding | compatible content, and a content output part which alert | reports and outputs the selected brand corresponding | compatible content to the front of a storage rack main body.

  Further, in the cigarette storage rack as described above, a relationship memory for storing the front-to-back correspondence relationship between the cigarette brands individually presented by the plurality of cigarette selection switches and the cigarette brands individually stored in the plurality of cigarette storage units. The cigarette pack of an arbitrary cigarette brand is freely stored, and the cigarette alarm part is stored in accordance with the correspondence relationship stored when the cigarette selection switch is input. You may alert | report the tobacco storage part in which a tobacco brand | tissue corresponds.

  Further, in the cigarette storage rack as described above, the plurality of cigarette storage sections are slidable in the front-rear direction and the box-shaped pack stocker having an upper surface opening in which a plurality of cigarette packs are arranged and stored in the front-rear direction. And a stocker support mechanism that is supported on the rear surface of the storage rack main body and accommodated on the rear surface of the storage rack main body.

  Further, in the cigarette storage rack as described above, the stocker support mechanism may support the pack stocker pulled out to the end so as to be displaceable downward.

  In the cigarette storage rack as described above, the plurality of cigarette storage units include a shortage detection unit that individually detects a shortage of stored cigarette packs, and a shortage notification unit that individually notifies the detected shortage. , Each may have.

  The various components of the present invention need only be formed so as to realize their functions. For example, dedicated hardware that exhibits a predetermined function, cigarette storage provided with a predetermined function by a computer program It can be realized as a rack, a predetermined function realized in the cigarette storage rack by a computer program, an arbitrary combination thereof, or the like.

  The various components of the present invention do not necessarily have to be independent of each other. A plurality of components are formed as a single member, and a single component is formed of a plurality of members. It may be that a certain component is a part of another component, a part of a certain component overlaps with a part of another component, or the like.

  In the cigarette storage rack of the present invention, a plurality of cigarette selection switches for individually presenting a plurality of cigarette brands are arranged on the front surface of the main body of the storage rack vertically and horizontally. On the rear surface of the storage rack main body, a plurality of cigarette storage portions in which cigarette packs are freely stored are arranged vertically and horizontally. Then, when the cigarette selection switch is input on the front surface of the storage rack body, the tobacco notification unit notifies the tobacco storage unit of the corresponding tobacco brand. However, the cigarette selection switch has the same outer shape as the front surface of the cigarette pack, and the brand image of the cigarette pack is presented on the front surface. Therefore, the general purchaser can confirm the tobacco brand at a glance. For this reason, it is possible to satisfactorily prevent similar tobacco brands such as “xxx”, “xx light”, and “xx menthol” from being ordered by mistake. Further, it is not necessary to separately form the cigarette pack sample and the selection switch in parallel. For this reason, the front surface of a small cigarette storage rack installed in a narrow cash register space or the like can be utilized to the maximum extent possible.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1 and the like, the tobacco storage rack 100 of the present embodiment stores a plurality of tobacco brand STP packs.

  Therefore, the cigarette storage rack 100 according to the present embodiment is arranged in a box-shaped storage rack body 110 that is flat in the front-rear direction and vertically and horizontally on the front surface of the storage rack body 110, as shown in FIGS. A plurality of cigarette selection switches 120 individually presenting a plurality of cigarette brands, a presentation changing mechanism 121 for freely changing the cigarette brands individually presented to the plurality of cigarette selection switches 120, and a storage rack body 110 A plurality of cigarette storage units 130 in which cigarette packs STP of arbitrary cigarette brands are arranged on the rear surface in the vertical and horizontal directions, and cigarette brands and cigarettes individually presented by a plurality of cigarette selection switches 120 A setting control circuit 178 that is a relationship storage unit that stores a front-rear correspondence relationship with tobacco brands individually stored in the storage unit 130; A cigarette alarm lamp 150 which is a cigarette alarm part for notifying the cigarette storage part 130 whose cigarette brands match according to the stored correspondence relationship when the cigarette selection switch 120 is input on the front surface of the rack body 110; Have.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the above-described presentation change mechanism 121 includes a brand card 122 that presents a cigarette brand, and a card arrangement mechanism 123 that arranges the brand card 122 on the front surface of the cigarette selection switch 120 in a replaceable manner. The card arrangement mechanism 123 is a colorless and transparent flat box that is attached to the front surface of the cigarette selection switch 120 and stores the brand card 122.

  The brand card 122 is formed in an outer shape equivalent to the front surface of the cigarette pack STP, and a brand image 124 written on the front surface of the cigarette pack STP is written on the front surface. However, the same barcode image 125 as the cigarette pack STP is written on the rear surface.

  Therefore, as will be described in detail later, in the cigarette storage rack 100 of the present embodiment, bar code readers 161 to 164 that optically read the bar code image 125 of the cigarette pack STP and the brand card 122 are provided on the front surface of the storage rack body 110. One on each side of the rear and rear.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the plurality of cigarette storage units 130 include a box-shaped pack stocker 131 having a top opening and a pack stocker 131 in which a plurality of cigarette packs STP are arranged and stored in the front-rear direction. Each has a stocker support mechanism 132 that is slidably supported in the front-rear direction and is housed on the rear surface of the storage rack body 110. The stocker support mechanism 132 supports the pack stocker 131 pulled out to the tail so that it can be displaced downward.

  Further, the plurality of cigarette storage units 130 are shortage detection switches 133 that are shortage detection units that individually detect shortages of stored cigarette packs STP, and shortage notification units that individually notify the detected shortages. Each has a warning lamp 134.

  The shortage detection switch 133 is attached to the bottom of the pack stocker 131 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. For this reason, the number of detecting the shortage of the cigarette packs STP stored in the pack stocker 131 is set variably according to the slide position.

  A control panel 170, a display panel 171, a maintenance hatch 172, a pair of left and right reset switches 173, and the like are disposed on the upper rear surface of the storage rack body 110.

  In addition, large display panels 174 and 175 which are content output units are arranged at the upper and lower portions of the front surface of the storage rack body 110. A main controller 176 is disposed inside the maintenance hatch 172.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the main controller 176 is connected to the bar code readers 161 to 164, the control panel 170, the display panel 171, the reset switch 173, the display panels 174 and 175, and the setting control circuit 178 via the bus line 177. The shortage detection circuit 179 is connected.

  In the setting control circuit 178, a plurality of cigarette selection switches 120 and a plurality of cigarette notification lamps 150 are connected. As described above, the cigarette brands and the plurality of cigarettes individually presented by the plurality of cigarette selection switches 120 are connected. The front-rear correspondence relationship with the tobacco brands individually stored in the storage unit 130 is stored.

  The shortage detection circuit 179 is connected to a plurality of shortage detection switches 133 and a plurality of shortage warning lamps 134, and selectively turns on the shortage warning lamps 134 according to the detection result of the shortage detection switch 133.

  The main controller 176 is a so-called microcomputer, and is loaded with appropriate computer programs and system resources. Therefore, the main controller 176 stores the content corresponding to the cigarette brand corresponding to the cigarette brand, and stores the content corresponding to the cigarette brand when the cigarette selection switch 120 is input. Functions as a content selection unit for selection.

  Therefore, the large display panels 174 and 175 arranged above and below the front surface of the storage rack body 110 notify and output the brand-corresponding content selected as described above to the front of the storage rack body 110.

  As will be described in detail later, the brand-corresponding content includes, for example, display data for advertising the tobacco brand, display data for introducing the tobacco brand related to the tobacco brand, and the like.

  In the configuration as described above, a method for selling the cigarette pack STP using the cigarette storage rack 100 of the present embodiment will be described in order below. First, in the present embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, it is assumed that there is a cash register partition RPH having an L-shaped planar shape in a cash register space RSP of a supply chain store.

  In this case, the store worker is positioned inside the cash register partition RPH, and the general purchaser is positioned outside (not shown). Therefore, for example, an electronic cash register ECR such as a POS terminal is installed in the longitudinal portion on the front side of the cash register partition RPH.

  In such a state, the cigarette storage rack 100 of the present embodiment is installed in the short part of the L-shaped register divider RPH. In this case, the general purchaser can access the front surface of the cigarette storage rack 100, and the store worker can access the rear surface.

  In this state, when preparing the cigarette storage rack 100, the store worker performs a front setting operation and a rear surface setting operation as shown in FIGS. More specifically, when performing the front setting operation, as shown in FIG. 7, for example, the start of the front setting operation is input to the control panel 170 on the rear surface of the cigarette storage rack 100 according to a predetermined procedure (Step S1). S1-Y).

  Then, all the cigarette selection switches 120 that are turned on when usable can be turned off (step S2). In this state, the store worker places a desired brand card 122 on a desired cigarette selection switch 120 as shown in FIG.

  In that case, as shown in FIG. 7, when the store worker depresses the cigarette selection switch 120 that does not change the setting of the previous cigarette brand (step S3-Y), the cigarette selection switch 120 is turned on (step S7). . In this case, with respect to the cigarette selection switch 120, the previous cigarette brand setting is continued.

  On the other hand, when changing the setting of the tobacco brand of the tobacco selection switch 120, the store worker causes the barcode readers 161 and 162 to optically read the barcode image 125 of the brand card 122 of the tobacco brand (step S4-). Y).

  Next, the brand card 122 is placed on the desired cigarette selection switch 120 by the card placement mechanism 123, and the cigarette selection switch 120 is pressed. Then, the cigarette storage rack 100 that detects this is set (step S5-Y) so that the cigarette brand optically read by the barcode reader 161 and the pressed cigarette selection switch 120 are set in correspondence (step S6). ).

  By repeating the above-described operations, the brand cards 122 are arranged in a desired arrangement on the cigarette selection switches 120 arranged in the vertical and horizontal directions, and this relationship is registered in the setting control circuit 178 as data.

  Note that the unused cigarette selection switch 120 remains unlit by not being pressed (step S2). Therefore, in such a state, the store worker performs an input operation on the rear control panel 170 in accordance with a predetermined procedure for finishing the front setting work (step S8-Y).

  The cigarette brand switch 122 having the brand card 122 placed and pressed after optically reading the bar code image 161 by the bar code readers 161 and 162, the cigarette brand of the bar code image 125 is registered as data, The cigarette selection switch 120 that has been pressed without causing the bar code image 161 to be optically read by the bar code readers 161 and 162 has been registered, and the data registration of the previous cigarette brand has been continued and has not been pressed. The cigarette selection switch 120 is registered as unusable while being unlit.

  In the state where the front setting has been completed as described above (step S8), when the rear setting is started, as shown in FIG. 8, the store worker again determines to start the rear setting operation on the control panel 170 on the rear. The input operation is performed according to the procedure (step S9-Y).

  At this time, for example, the cigarette storage unit 130 in which the shortage of cigarettes is detected due to the OFF state of the shortage detection switch 133 (step S10), the shortage warning lamp 134 is turned on (step S11).

  Therefore, when the cigarette pack STP is replenished without changing the cigarette brand in the cigarette storage section 130, the store worker, as shown in FIG. 3, the cigarette storage section 130 in which the shortage warning lamp 134 is lit. The pack stocker 131 is pulled out from the rear surface of the storage rack body 110 to replenish the cigarette pack STP.

  Then, the shortage warning lamp 134 is turned off by the on state of the shortage detection switch 133 (steps S12-Y, S16), and the setting of the tobacco brand in the cigarette storage unit 130 is continued. At this time, it is possible to change the number of shortage detections of the cigarette packs STP stored in the pack stocker 131 by sliding the shortage detection switch 133 as desired.

  On the other hand, when changing the cigarette brand of the cigarette storage unit 130 in which the cigarette shortage is detected by the OFF state of the shortage detection switch 133 (step S12-N), the bar code image of the cigarette pack STP to be stored is displayed as a bar code reader. 163 and 164 are optically read (step S13-Y).

  Then, the cigarette pack STP is stored in the pack stocker 131 of the cigarette storage unit 130, and the shortage detection switch 133 is turned on (step S14-Y). Then, the relationship between the cigarette storage unit 130 and the cigarette brand is set (step S15), and the shortage warning lamp 134 is turned off (step S16).

  Even in the case where the cigarette pack STP is sufficiently stored and the cigarette storage unit 130 in which the shortage of the cigarette is not detected by the shortage detection switch 133 is changed as described above, the stored cigarette pack STP is stored. Is taken out, the shortage detection switch 133 detects that there is a shortage of cigarettes, and the shortage warning lamp 134 of the cigarette storage part 130 is turned on (steps S10 and S11).

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the pack stocker 131 slidably supported by the stocker support mechanism 132 is displaced downward when pulled out to the end. For this reason, the pack stocker 131 can be easily replenished with a large amount of cigarette packs STP.

  By repeating the operations as described above, the cigarette packs STP are stored in a desired arrangement in the cigarette storage units 130 arranged vertically and horizontally, and this relationship is registered in the setting control circuit 178 as data.

  It should be noted that the unused cigarette storage unit 130 is left with the shortage warning lamp 134 lit while the shortage detection switch 133 is off. Therefore, in such a state, the store worker performs an input operation on the rear control panel 170 to finish the rear surface setting operation in a predetermined procedure (step S17-Y). Then, in the cigarette storage part 130 that is not used as described above, the shortage warning lamp 134 is turned off while the shortage detection switch 133 remains off (step S18).

  The cigarette storage unit 130 in which the shortage detection switch 133 is turned on after the bar code image of the cigarette pack STP is optically read by the bar code readers 163 and 164 by the above-described operation is obtained from the cigarette brand of the bar code image. The cigarette storage unit 130 in which the shortage detection switch 133 is turned on without optically reading the bar code image by the bar code readers 163 and 164 is registered in the cigarette brand in advance. Thus, the cigarette storage unit 130 whose rear surface setting has been completed while the shortage detection switch 133 is off is registered as unusable because the shortage warning lamp 134 is turned off.

  When the front setting and the rear setting are completed as described above, the arrangement of the cigarette brands of the cigarette selection switch 120 on the front face and the arrangement of the cigarette brands of the cigarette storage section 130 on the rear panel are set in association with each other. (Step S19). The cigarette storage rack 100 of the present embodiment is ready for use when the front setting and the rear setting are completed and related as described above.

  In this state, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, when the general purchaser presses the cigarette brand selection switch 120 of the desired cigarette brand (step T4-Y), the cigarette brand cigarette pack STP is stored. The cigarette alarm lamp 150 of the cigarette storage part 130 is turned on (step T7).

  Therefore, the store worker pulls out the pack stocker 131 of the cigarette storage unit 130 where the cigarette alarm lamp 150 is lit, and takes out the cigarette pack STP. Next, when a cigarette acquisition input operation is performed using the control panel 170, the reset switch 173, etc., the cigarette storage rack 100 that detects this is turned off (step T8-Y), and the cigarette alarm lamp 150 is turned off (step T9).

  Then, the store worker sells the cigarette pack STP turned off as described above to the general purchaser using the electronic cash register ECR. In addition, in the cigarette storage unit 130 in which the cigarette pack STP is insufficient by repeating such sales processing, the shortage warning lamp 134 is turned on when the shortage detection switch 133 is turned off (steps T1-N, T2).

  For this reason, the store worker is quickly notified that the cigarette pack STP is insufficient and needs to be replenished. At this time, since the cigarette brand cigarette selection switch 120 is also turned off (step T3), the general purchaser recognizes that the cigarette brand cigarette pack STP cannot be purchased.

  In the cigarette storage rack 100 of the present embodiment, the above shortage detection switch 133 is mounted on the pack stocker 131 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. For this reason, the number of shortage detections of the cigarette pack STP stored in the pack stocker 131 can be changed by the slide position of the shortage detection switch 133.

  Further, in the cigarette storage rack 100 of the present embodiment, as described above, when the general purchaser presses the cigarette selection switch 120 of the desired cigarette brand (step T4-Y), the brand-corresponding content of the cigarette brand is displayed on the top and bottom of the front. Are output to the display panels 174 and 175.

  The brand-corresponding content includes advertisement information of the tobacco brand selected as described above, introduction information of related tobacco brands, and the like. Note that the display panels 174 and 175 always display and output, for example, usage of the cigarette storage rack 100 and general advertisement information.

  In the cigarette storage rack 100 of the present embodiment, there are barcode readers 161 and 162 on both sides of the front surface. Therefore, the general purchaser can optically read the barcode image of the cigarette pack STP possessed by the barcode readers 161 and 162 on the front surface of the tobacco storage rack 100.

  Also in this case, as described above, the cigarette notification lamp 150 of the cigarette storage unit 130 in which the cigarette pack STP is stored is turned on (step T7). Accordingly, the cigarette pack STP is acquired from the cigarette storage unit 130 by the store worker and sold to a general purchaser.

  In the cigarette storage rack 100 of the present embodiment, as described above, a plurality of cigarette selection switches 120 on which a plurality of cigarette brands are individually presented are arranged on the front surface of the storage rack body 110 vertically and horizontally.

  Then, the presentation change mechanism 121 freely changes the cigarette brands individually presented to the plurality of cigarette selection switches 120. On the rear surface of the storage rack main body 110, a plurality of cigarette storage portions 130 in which cigarette packs STP of arbitrary cigarette brands are freely stored are arranged vertically and horizontally.

  The setting control circuit 178 stores the front-to-back correspondence relationship between the tobacco brands individually presented by the plurality of tobacco selection switches 120 and the tobacco brands individually stored in the plurality of tobacco storage units 130.

  When the cigarette selection switch 120 is input on the front surface of the storage rack main body 110, the cigarette storage lamp 130 notifies the cigarette storage portion 130 in which the cigarette brands coincide with each other by the stored front-rear correspondence relationship.

  For this reason, the general purchaser can freely and easily select the cigarette brand by the cigarette selection switch 120 arranged on the front surface as in the conventional vending machine. Then, the store worker can quickly take out the cigarette pack STP from the notified cigarette storage unit 130 and sell it to a general purchaser.

  Moreover, since the arrangement of the tobacco brands on the front-side tobacco selection switch 120 and the arrangement of the tobacco brands on the rear-side tobacco storage unit 130 can be freely changed, the operability for both general purchasers and store workers is possible. Can be the best.

  Moreover, the presentation change mechanism 121 includes a brand card 122 that presents a cigarette brand, and a card arrangement mechanism 123 that arranges the brand card 122 on the front surface of the cigarette selection switch 120 in a replaceable manner. For this reason, the tobacco brand of the tobacco selection switch 120 can be freely changed with a simple structure.

  Moreover, the brand card 122 is formed in the same outer shape as the front surface of the cigarette pack STP, and the brand image 124 written on the front surface of the cigarette pack STP is written on the front surface.

  For this reason, as described above, the cigarette selection switch 120 can be brought into a state where the cigarette brand can be recognized at a glance simply by arranging the brand card 122 by the card arrangement mechanism 123 on the front surface of the cigarette selection switch 120.

  In particular, the tobacco pack STP may be sold with similar products such as “XX”, “XX LIGHT”, and “XX menthol” as tobacco brands. However, since the cigarette selection switch 120 clearly presents the brand image 124 of the cigarette pack STP, it is possible to satisfactorily prevent a general purchaser from ordering a similar tobacco brand by mistake.

  Further, a bar code image 125 is written on the rear surface of the brand card 122, and the bar code readers 161 and 162 on the front side optically read the bar code image 125, whereby the cigarette brand is input to the cigarette storage rack 100.

  Therefore, when the cigarette brand of the cigarette selection switch 120 is changed by the brand card 122 as described above, the cigarette brand can be easily input into the cigarette storage rack 100.

  Furthermore, the cigarette storage rack 100 according to the present embodiment stores brand-corresponding content presented to a general purchaser corresponding to a cigarette brand, and when the cigarette selection switch 120 is input, the corresponding cigarette brand is supported. The content is selected, and the selected brand-corresponding content is notified and output on the display panels 174 and 175 in front of the storage rack body 110.

  For this reason, it is possible to provide the general purchaser with the advertisement information of the tobacco brand selected by the general purchaser and the introduction information of the tobacco brand related to the tobacco brand at the best timing.

  In the cigarette storage rack 100 of the present embodiment, the plurality of cigarette storage units 130 include a box-shaped pack stocker 131 having an upper surface opening in which a plurality of cigarette packs STP are arranged and stored in the front-rear direction, and the pack stocker 131. And a stocker support mechanism 132 that slidably supports in the front-rear direction and accommodates the rear side of the storage rack body 110.

  For this reason, a large amount of cigarette packs STP can be stored in the cigarette storage unit 130, and the cigarette packs STP can be easily obtained from the cigarette storage unit 130. In particular, the stocker support mechanism 132 supports the pack stocker 131 pulled out to the end so as to be freely displaceable downward.

  For this reason, it is possible to easily replenish the pack stocker 131 with the cigarette pack STP without requiring a work space on the floor of the register space RSP, and to easily realize the first-in first-out of the cigarette pack STP. it can.

  Further, in the cigarette storage rack 100 of the present embodiment, barcode readers 163 and 164 are also arranged on the rear surface, and the cigarettes stored in the cigarette storage unit 130 by optically reading the barcode images of the cigarette pack STP. The pack STP tobacco brand can be input easily.

  Further, each of the plurality of cigarette storage units 130 includes a shortage detection switch 133 that individually detects a shortage of stored cigarette packs STP, and a shortage warning lamp 134 that individually notifies the detected shortage. For this reason, when the cigarette pack STP stored in the cigarette storage part 130 is insufficient, this can be reliably notified to a store worker with a simple structure.

  Moreover, in the cigarette storage rack 100 of the present embodiment, a general purchaser can select a desired cigarette brand with the cigarette selection switch 120 in the same manner as the vending machine. Sold to buyers. That is, since the cigarette pack STP is sold only by so-called face-to-face sales, the function of adult authentication is not required for the cigarette storage rack 100.

  The present invention is not limited to the present embodiment, and various modifications are allowed without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, in the said form, it illustrated that the tobacco storage rack 100 functioned stand-alone.

  However, the cigarette storage rack 100 may perform data communication with an electronic cash register ECR, a backyard POS server (not shown), or the like. In this case, the shortage of the cigarette pack STP in the cigarette storage unit 130 is also displayed on the electronic cash register ECR (not shown), and the brand-corresponding content to be displayed and output on the front display panels 174 and 175 from the POS server in real time. It can be obtained (not shown).

  Moreover, in the said form, it illustrated that the tobacco selection switch 120 and the tobacco storage part 130 were arranged in five steps 6 rows on the front surface and the rear surface of the tobacco storage rack 100. FIG. However, it is not impossible to make the arrangement of the front and rear cigarette selection switches 120 and the cigarette storage section 130 different.

  For example, the cigarette selection switches 120 may be arranged in five rows and six rows on the front surface, while the tobacco storage units 130 may be arranged in six rows and five rows on the rear surface. It is not impossible to keep it (not shown).

  Furthermore, in the said form, it illustrated that the tobacco storage part 130 was divided | segmented every six rows by the horizontal direction. However, the plurality of cigarette storage portions 130 may be integrally formed in the lateral direction (not shown).

  Moreover, in the said form, the pack stocker 131 of the tobacco storage part 130 was formed with the colorless and transparent resin, and assumed that the whole surface of the accommodated tobacco pack STP was visually observed. However, the pack stocker 131 may be formed opaque, and as shown in FIG. 3, a brand label 135 indicating a tobacco brand may be attached to the rear surface thereof.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the shortage warning lamp 134 and the cigarette notification lamp 150 are illustrated above the pack stocker 131 of the cigarette storage unit 130. However, the shortage warning lamp 134 and the cigarette notification lamp 150 may be arranged on the rear surface of the pack stocker 131. In this case, the above-described brand label 135 may be disposed above the pack stocker 131 (not shown).

  In addition, by reading the barcode image of the cigarette pack STP optically with the barcode readers 161 to 164, a printer unit (not shown) that prints out the brand label 135 and the brand card 122 as described above can be used in the cigarette storage rack 100. It may be incorporated in.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, it has been exemplified that each part of the cigarette storage rack 100 is logically realized as various functions by the computer program of the main controller 176 or the like. However, each of these units can be formed as unique hardware, or can be realized as a combination of software and hardware.

  Needless to say, the above-described embodiment and a plurality of modifications can be combined within a range in which the contents do not conflict with each other. Further, in the above-described embodiments and modifications, the structure of each part has been specifically described, but the structure and the like can be changed in various ways within a range that satisfies the present invention.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the front surface and rear surface of the tobacco storage rack of embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the principal part structure of the front surface of a tobacco storage rack. It is a perspective view which shows the principal part structure of the rear surface of a tobacco storage rack. It is a typical vertical side view which shows the internal structure of a tobacco storage rack. It is a block diagram which shows the circuit structure of a tobacco storage rack. It is a typical perspective view which shows the use condition of a tobacco storage rack. It is a flowchart when front setting is performed with a tobacco storage rack. It is a flowchart when rear surface setting is performed with a tobacco storage rack. It is a flowchart when the sales process of a tobacco pack is performed by a tobacco storage rack.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Cigarette storage rack 110 Storage rack main body 120 Cigarette selection switch 121 Presentation change mechanism 122 Brand card 123 Card arrangement mechanism 124 Brand image 125 Barcode image 130 Cigarette storage part 131 Pack stocker 132 Stocker support mechanism 133 Shortage detection switch 134 Shortage warning lamp 135 Brand label 140 Setting control circuit 150 Cigarette alarm lamp 161 Bar code reader 162 Bar code reader 163 Bar code reader 164 Bar code reader 170 Control panel 171 Display panel 172 Maintenance hatch 173 Reset switch 174 Display panel 175 Display panel 176 Main controller 177 Bus line 178 Setting control circuit 179 Shortage detection circuit ECR Electronic cash register RPH cash register divider RSP cash register space STP cigarette pack

Claims (8)

A cigarette storage rack for storing a plurality of cigarette brand cigarette packs,
A box-shaped storage rack that is flat in the front-rear direction;
A plurality of cigarette selection switches arranged on the front surface of the storage rack body vertically and horizontally and individually presenting the plurality of cigarette brands;
A plurality of cigarette storage units arranged on the rear surface of the storage rack body in the vertical and horizontal directions and in which the cigarette packs are freely stored;
A cigarette alarm part for notifying the cigarette brand of the corresponding cigarette brand when the cigarette selection switch is input on the front surface of the storage rack body,
The cigarette selection switch is formed in an outer shape equivalent to the front surface of the cigarette pack and presents a brand image written on the front surface of the cigarette pack on the front surface. A presentation change mechanism for freely changing the cigarette brand individually presented to the plurality of cigarette selection switches;
The cigarette storage rack according to claim 1, wherein the presentation changing mechanism includes a brand card that presents the cigarette brand, and a card arrangement mechanism that exchangeably arranges the brand card on the front surface of the cigarette selection switch.   The cigarette storage rack according to claim 2, wherein the brand card is formed in an outer shape equivalent to the front surface of the cigarette pack, and a brand image written on the front surface of the cigarette pack is written on the front surface. A content storage unit for storing brand-compatible content presented to a general purchaser in response to the tobacco brand;
A content selection unit that selects brand-corresponding content of the corresponding tobacco brand when the cigarette selection switch is input;
A content output unit for informing and outputting the selected content corresponding to the brand in front of the storage rack body,
The tobacco storage rack according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: A relationship storage unit that stores a front-rear correspondence relationship between the cigarette brands individually presented by the plurality of cigarette selection switches and the cigarette brands individually stored in the plurality of cigarette storage units; ,
The plurality of cigarette storage parts are freely stored with the cigarette pack of any cigarette brand,
The cigarette storage according to claim 2 or 3, wherein when the cigarette selection switch is input, the cigarette notification unit notifies the cigarette storage unit that the cigarette brands match according to the stored front-rear correspondence relationship. rack. The plurality of cigarette storage units are:
A box-shaped pack stocker having an upper surface opening in which a plurality of the cigarette packs are arranged and stored in the front-rear direction;
A stocker support mechanism for supporting the pack stocker slidably in the front-rear direction and accommodating the pack stocker on the rear surface of the storage rack body;
The tobacco storage rack according to claim 1, wherein the tobacco storage rack is individually provided.   The cigarette storage rack according to claim 6, wherein the stocker support mechanism supports the pack stocker pulled out to the tail so that the pack stocker can be displaced downward. The plurality of cigarette storage units are:
An insufficiency detecting unit for individually detecting an insufficiency of the cigarette packs stored therein;
A shortage notification unit for individually reporting the detected shortage,
The cigarette storage rack according to any one of claims 1 to 7, each having each.

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