JP2011086151A - Tower type pos register - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tower type POS register which can be easily operated only by one clerk without spoiling the convenience of a counter table. <P>SOLUTION: A tower unit 1 is arranged on the depth side of a center part of the counter table 40. On the tower unit 1, a 15-inch operation unit 2, a scanner 4 and an automatic change paying machine 7 are vertically arranged in the descending order. The 15-inch operation unit 2 is a liquid crystal touch panel composed of a display part and a touch panel. The scanner 4 is a reading part of a barcode (commodity code) attached to each commodity and is arranged on the lower side of 68 mechanical keys. The automatic change paying machine 7 is arranged under the scanner 4 and a printer 6 and composed of a coin discharge port 7-1, a coin charging port 7-2 and paper money charging/discharging slit 7-3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a tower type POS register. In particular, the present invention relates to a tower-type POS register having a counter stand that can process a large number of customers who have put a large number of purchased products in a shopping cart prepared in a store such as a supermarket.

  Conventionally, a tower-type POS register that includes a checker unit that has a tower unit on the counter stand and mainly registers products, and a cashier unit that mainly displays the total amount of money and deposits and withdraws by cash drawer and mainly pays the bill. It has been. When using this tower-type POS register, there are two store clerks per unit, both processes are performed at the same time, and the product for which the next customer's product registration has been completed with the customer's empty shopping basket By using this, the shopping basket is effectively used to enable high-speed processing (see, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).

JP 2005-250572 A JP 2005-242728 A

  However, in the prior art of Patent Document 1, it is good when there are many customers, but when there are few customers in the morning or in the daytime, it is inefficient to have two clerk in one car. There is a problem. And in that case, if one unit is operated by one person, in the product registration and checkout, the clerk needs to move and change the standing position, which may increase the clerk's fatigue. there were.

  Therefore, it is conceivable to provide both a checker function and a checkout function on the counter stand. However, considering the size of the conventional POS register, the shopping cart is connected to one end of the counter stand (before the product registration). There is a problem that the upper surface of the counter stand cannot be slid easily from the position where the shopping cart is placed) to the other end (the position where the shopping basket where the registered product is placed is placed).

  In recent years, automatic change machines have become widespread, but they are large, and if they are provided, the tower portion becomes even larger.

  Furthermore, when both functions are provided in the tower section, the number of types of mechanical keys increases, and when the keyboard portion of Patent Document 1 or Patent Document 2 is increased, the right end key is located further to the right and away from the store clerk. There is also a problem that the operability is lowered.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a tower-type POS register that can be easily operated by one store clerk without deteriorating the convenience of the counter stand. is there.

In order to solve the above problems, a tower type POS register according to one aspect of the present invention is registered as a product by arranging a tower unit provided with a product code reading unit at a substantially central position of a counter table on which a shopping cart is placed. In the tower type POS register in which the shopping basket can be slid and moved from one end to the other end of the counter table, the display section, the reading section, and the deposit / withdrawal section are arranged in order from the top on the tower section. It is arranged in the vertical direction.
According to the tower-type POS register, the display operation unit, the reading unit, and the deposit / withdrawal unit are arranged in order from the top on the tower unit, so that the depth of the tower unit is only affected by one of the largest portions. Therefore, it is possible to easily secure the dimension of the portion where the shopping basket is slid and moved on the counter stand. In addition, since the display operation unit is close to the eyes and shoulders of the store clerk, there are advantages that it is easy to see and operate. And according to this arrangement order, it becomes easy to install the reading unit at a position slightly higher than the shopping basket so that the reading operation is easy, and accordingly, it becomes easier to provide the deposit / withdrawal unit at the lower position. As a result, the key operation, the reading operation, and the deposit / withdrawal operation can be performed at close positions, so that the operability can be improved.

In the tower type POS register, the display operation unit may be configured by a display unit and a mechanical key unit including a number of mechanical keys provided below the display unit.
That is, since the display section is usually in a horizontally long shape, according to the tower-type POS register, it is possible to secure a wide space for a mechanical key just by slightly raising the height position of the display section, thereby improving operability. It is possible to provide a mechanical key portion for merchandise registration and settlement without significantly reducing the cost.

In the tower-type POS register, the deposit / withdrawal unit may be an automatic change machine, and a rear portion of the tower unit on which the automatic change machine is arranged may protrude rearward.
Thereby, even if an automatic change machine is provided in a tower part, it is easy to ensure the dimension of the part to which a shopping basket is slid and moved on a counter stand, and workability | operativity can be improved.

In the tower-type POS register, the automatic change machine includes at least a bill entrance, and a height of the bill entrance is equal to or higher than a height of an upper end of a shopping basket placed on a front surface of the automatic change machine. It is characterized by being.
That is, since the height of the automatic change machine is equal to or higher than the height of the upper end of the shopping basket placed on the counter stand, even in a state where the shopping basket is placed in front of the tower portion, It is easy to put banknotes in an automatic change machine, and workability can be improved.

  According to the present invention, one store clerk can easily operate without impairing the convenience of the counter stand.

1 is a perspective view showing an external structure of a tower-type POS register according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view for demonstrating the movement condition of the shopping cart in a tower type POS register | resistor by this embodiment. It is a side view which shows the positional relationship of the salesclerk in the tower type POS register | resistor by this embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the height relationship of the automatic change machine and shopping basket of a tower type POS register | resistor by this embodiment.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1A and 1B are perspective views showing the external structure of a tower-type POS register according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1A, the tower portion 1 is provided on the back side of the central portion of the counter base 40. The 15-inch operation unit 2 is a liquid crystal touch panel including a display unit and a touch panel, and is located at the top of the tower unit 1. The 15-inch operation unit 2 has a preset key, and displays the name of the registered product, its price, the total price, and the like.

  The 68 mechanical key 3 is a mechanical key part of the display operation unit, and is provided below the 15-inch operation unit 2. The 68 mechanical keys 3 are provided with frequently operated keys such as a numeric keypad, a deposit / cash total key, a subtotal key, and a cancel key. The scanner 4 is a bar code (product code) reading unit attached to the product, and is provided below the 68 mechanical keys. Also, on the right side surface of the tower section 1, a wand scanner 5 is arranged that allows a store clerk to manually read a barcode (product code) attached to the product. The printer 6 is located on the left side of the scanner 4 and issues a receipt.

  The automatic change machine 7 is provided on the lower side of the scanner 4 and the printer 6 and includes a coin dispensing port 7-1, a coin depositing port 7-2, and a bill depositing / dispensing port 7-3, and handles coins and bills. . The coin dispensing port 7-1 is disposed on the left side of the front surface, and coin changes are discharged from the recess. The coin deposit port 7-2 is disposed in the center of the front surface, and coins are inserted from the recesses. The banknote deposit / withdrawal port 7-3 is arranged on the right side of the front surface, and bills are inserted / discharged horizontally. There is a space below the automatic change machine 7, and a cello tape (registered trademark) 8, a dust cloth 9, and a nylon bag 10 are placed therein.

  In FIG. 1B, an electronic money terminal 12 is disposed on the upper surface of the protruding portion 11 on the rear side (customer side) of the tower portion 1. On the upper side of the tower unit 1 and on the back side of the 15-inch operation unit 2, a customer-side display unit 13 is provided for displaying the price and total amount of the product on the customer side whenever the product is registered. Yes. As seen from the rear part of the tower unit 1, at the upper part and the right end, a change receiver 14 is arranged for a change to be taken by the store clerk from the automatic change machine 7 and handed over to the customer.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view for explaining a shopping cart moving state in the tower type POS register according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 2, a shopping basket 30 in which products before registration are placed is placed in the first basket storage place 20. In the second basket storage area 21, a shopping basket 31 in which a product code is read by reading a product code with the scanner 4 is placed. When the registration of all the products in the shopping basket 30 in the first basket storage area 20 is completed, the shopping basket 30 slides in front of the tower section 1 on the counter table 40 and is moved to the second basket storage area 21 by a store clerk. Is done.

  FIG. 3 is a side view showing the positional relationship of the store clerk in the tower type POS register according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 3, the store clerk 50 has a dimensional and positional relationship such that the hand can reach the deposit / withdrawal port of the lowermost automatic change machine 7 from the uppermost 15-inch operation unit 2 without moving the trunk.

  The protruding portion 11 located at the rear portion of the automatic change machine 7 protrudes from the tower portion 1 and further from the counter table 40. However, in the POS register having the cashier portion as in Patent Document 1 described above, the tower type POS register 1 according to the present embodiment can be made smaller and smaller than the depth size including the cashier portion. It should not be a problem.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the height relationship between the automatic change machine of the tower type POS register and the shopping basket according to the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, in the automatic change machine 7, the coin dispensing port 7-1, the coin depositing port 7-2, and the banknote depositing / dispensing port 7-3 are provided at substantially the same height. The height is equal to or higher than the height of the upper end of the shopping basket 30 placed in one basket storage area 20 (see the broken line).

  According to the embodiment described above, the 15-inch operation unit 2, the scanner 4, and the automatic change machine 7 are arranged in order from the top on the tower unit 1, so that the tower unit 1 has one of the largest depth dimensions. It is only influenced, and it is easy to ensure the dimension of the part to which the shopping basket 30 (31) is slid and moved on the counter stand 40. Moreover, since the 15-inch operation unit 2 is close to the eyes and shoulders of the store clerk, there are advantages that it is easy to see and operate. In this arrangement order, the scanner 4 can be easily installed at a position slightly higher than the shopping cart 30 (31) so that the reading operation can be easily performed. Become. Accordingly, the key operation, the reading operation, and the deposit / withdrawal operation can be performed at close positions, so that the operability can be improved.

  In addition, since the display is usually horizontally long, it is possible to secure a wide space for the mechanical key just by slightly raising the height position of the 15-inch operation unit 2 and register the product without greatly impairing the operability. 68 mechanical keys 3 for use and settlement can be provided.

  Further, even if the automatic change machine 7 is provided in the tower portion 1, as shown in FIG. 3, since the protruding portion 11 protrudes rearward from the end portion of the counter table 40, the shopping basket 30 on the counter table 40. It is easy to secure a space for sliding (31) and improve workability.

  Note that the automatic change machine 7 may be downsized to secure the above-described space and prevent the protruding portion 11 from protruding backward from the end portion of the counter base 40. That is, the rear part of the protruding part 11 may be retracted to the front side so that the rearmost part of the protruding part 11 does not protrude backward beyond the vertical plane including the straight line that forms the rear end of the counter base 40. Good. For example, the protrusion 11 protrudes from the display surface of the A4 size commercial so that the last portion of the protrusion 11 is located at any position within the range from the display surface of the A4 size commercial to the vertical surface shown in FIG. You may do it.

  In addition, a shopping basket 30 (31) may be placed in front of the tower unit 1. Even in this case, the height of the automatic change machine 7 and the height of the shopping basket 30 placed in the first basket storage 20 are also included. By making them equal or higher, it is easy to put banknotes into the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 7-3 of the automatic change machine 7, and workability can be improved.

  The automatic change machine 7 in the present invention is not limited to handling only coins from the name, but also means handling bills.

  Further, the width of the basket passage (first basket storage area 20) in front of the tower section 1 of the counter base 40 is slightly short of the size of the shopping basket 30 (31), and the shopping basket 30 (31) protrudes in front. As long as it does not fall.

  In addition, the automatic change machine 7 is provided with a mechanism that allows the main body to be pulled out to the front for maintenance, and when the drawer is pulled out, the cover on the upper surface can be opened upward so that each part can be seen. ing. Moreover, since the rear part of the automatic change machine 7 is located on the customer side, the protruding part 11 is covered with a strong protective cover supported from the tower part 1 in order to protect it from the customer.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Tower part 2 15-inch operation part 3 68 Mechanical key 4 Scanner 5 Wand scanner 6 Printer 7 Automatic change machine 7-1 Coin dispensing port 7-2 Coin deposit port 7-3 Banknote deposit / withdrawal port 8 Cellophane tape 9 Dust cloth 10 Nylon bag 11 Protrusion part 12 Electronic money terminal 13 Customer-side display part 14 Change counter 20 First basket storage area 21 Second basket storage area 30, 31 Shopping basket 40 Counter stand

Claims (4)

Place a tower with a product code reading unit at the approximate center of the counter table on which the shopping cart is placed, register the product, and slide the shopping cart from one end to the other on the counter table. In tower type POS register that can
A tower-type POS register in which a display operation unit, a reading unit, and a deposit / withdrawal unit are arranged in the vertical direction on the tower unit from the top. The display operation unit
A display unit;
2. The tower-type POS register according to claim 1, wherein the tower-type POS register includes a mechanical key unit including a number of mechanical keys provided below the display unit. The deposit / withdrawal unit is an automatic change machine,
The tower type POS register according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a rear portion of the tower portion on which the automatic change machine is disposed is protruded rearward.   The automatic change machine includes at least a bill entrance, and a height of the bill entrance is equal to or higher than a height of an upper end of a shopping basket placed on a front surface of the automatic change machine. The tower type POS register according to claim 3.

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